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Japanese viewers spot “real ghost” in TV broadcast, get all freaked out
As well as barbecues, rooftop beer gardens, and delicious ice-cream, summer in Japan is time for horror. No, not the fear of opening your August electricity bill after all those nights sleeping with...
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One man’s mission to record the stories of Tohoku survivors “revisited” by...
What happens after we die? Is it possible to communicate with loved ones after they are gone? And if not, how can we explain the stories of those who claim to have done so? These questions are...
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Japan is full of ghosts: Visiting the grave of Taira no Masakado’s head
Summer in Japan means heat and humidity — enough such that people will try to cool down by any means necessary, including enjoying a few hair-raising ghost stories. From haunted houses to horror...
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Is this old clinic in Hiroshima haunted? Ask the ghosts inside who are...
Balloons don’t just move on their own, right? If you’ve watched any ghost hunting show ever aired on TV, then you’ll probably know a few things about ghosts, like they take all kinds of forms (but are...
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Mr Sato makes a frightening purchase at an Akihabara vending machine
A product literally shrouded in mystery. For all his intrepid roving around the country searching for unusual vending machine finds, our reporter Mr Sato surprised us all when he told us he’d never...
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That time our reporter’s classmate became possessed by a dead child at school
Kokkuri-san is a Japanese ouija board that shouldn’t be messed with. In Japan, 26 July is “Ghost Day”, as it was the day when one of Japan’s most famous ghost stories, Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan (“Ghost...
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Tokyo’s 140-year-old amusement park, oldest in Japan, gets new zone and...
Hanayashiki adds chilling stories to its haunted house and beautiful digital art area. This year, Tokyo Disneyland is celebrating its 40th anniversary. It’s an impressive milestone, especially when...
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