Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Drowned bodies are sometimes found after a person sinks and dies in the water, or after someone who has already died ends up in the sea, a

English Version Cleaning is something most of us do in one form or another almost every day. Keeping things clean feels normal, ordinary, even automatic. B

English Version When you hear the word occult, what comes to mind? Urban legends, unidentified creatures, conspiracy theories, maybe even UFOs. The world i

English Version Content warning: This article discusses displays of real human remains, including fetuses and pregnant bodies. If you are sensitive to gore

English Version Who would you want to marry? Everyone has their own type, and if two people love each other, that is usually all that matters. As long as b

English Version Long ago, in an age when human beings could still be bought and sold, Japanese slaves existed—some taken as far away as Europe. For many re

English Version In eras when values were very different from today, Japan—and many other parts of the world—had customs that now sound almost impossible to

English Version Family, friends, and loved ones are one of the reasons life feels full and meaningful. But the more people we love, the more unavoidable an

A bilingual Scary Japan story about a lonely roadside vending machine, a drink no one chose, and the uneasy feeling of being watched on a quiet Japanese road at night.

English Version Even if you are not deeply interested in Japanese history, you have probably heard the names Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Oda N