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Ley Lines: Mysterious Straight Paths Linking Ancient Sites
English Version Have you ever heard the term “ley line”? A ley line is a straight line that some people believe can be seen when the locations of ancient r -
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The Chrysanthemum and the Star of David: A Strange Japan-Israel Legend at Ise Shrine
English Version King David is remembered as the great Jewish king who helped create the first unified kingdom of ancient Israel. The young shepherd David b -
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Young Blood and the Dream of Rejuvenation: The Controversial Clinics Behind a Modern Vampire Myth
English Version About a month ago, a treatment known in Japan as “blood cleansing” caused a stir on Twitter. The procedure involves mixing a person’s own b -
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“I’ll Be Fine”: The Scary Psychology of Normalcy Bias in Japan
English Version Have you heard the term normalcy bias? In recent years, as disasters have drawn more attention, this psychological term has become more wid -
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Japan’s Infamous 2012 Penis Tasting Event: The Bizarre Story Explained
English Version Around the world, there are foods that can shock visitors from Japan: pigeon meat in Egypt, balut in the Philippines, and even escargot in -
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Japan-Jewish Common Ancestry Theory: Ancient Japan’s Taboo History and the Mystery of the Migrants
English Version Some people say there is a period in ancient Japanese history that remains almost taboo, not only because it is controversial, but because -
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Hotel Emperor: Tomakomai’s Abandoned Love Hotel and Haunted Ruin Near Lake Utonai
English Version Near Lake Utonai in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, several abandoned love hotels once stood close together. Among them, the abandoned Hotel Emperor h -
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Japan and the Jews: A Linguist’s Claims About the Lost Tribes Theory
English Version The theory often called the “common ancestry of the Japanese and Jewish people” has long attracted attention because of the strange number -
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The Curse of the Mothman: Point Pleasant’s Winged Omen and the Silver Bridge
English Version Cryptids—known in Japan as UMA, or “unidentified mysterious animals”—are creatures that have not been formally defined by biology. Some are -
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Oizumi Ryokuchi in Osaka: Haunted Park Legends and Ghost Stories
English Version Oizumi Ryokuchi is a huge green park in Osaka, planted with around 320,000 trees from about 200 species. Throughout the year, it draws both