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NNN Special Broadcast: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Lost, Lethal TV Broadcast

In the dead of night, after the last t...

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NNN Special Broadcast: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Lost, Lethal TV Broadcast

Kisaragi Station: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Legendary Vanishing Train Station

On the night of January 8, 2004, a Jap...

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Kisaragi Station: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Legendary Vanishing Train Station

Hachishaku-sama: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Eight-Foot-Tall Woman

In the deep, quiet corners of rural Ja...

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Hachishaku-sama: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Eight-Foot-Tall Woman

Gozu (Cow Head): The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Most Forbidden and Terrifying Story

In the vast, shadowy world of Japanese...

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Gozu (Cow Head): The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Most Forbidden and Terrifying Story

Aka Manto: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Red Cape Ghost of the Toilet

In the shadowy corners of every Japane...

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Aka Manto: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Red Cape Ghost of the Toilet

Jinmenken: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Eerie Human-Faced Dog

In the late 1980s, a bizarre and unset...

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Jinmenken: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Eerie Human-Faced Dog

Hanako-san: The Terrifying Legend of the Japanese Ghost in the Bathroom Stall

In every Japanese school, there is a g...

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Hanako-san: The Terrifying Legend of the Japanese Ghost in the Bathroom Stall

Kuchisake-Onna: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Slit-Mouthed Woman

Imagine you’re walking down a quiet st...

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Kuchisake-Onna: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Slit-Mouthed Woman

Tsuchinoko: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Legendary Snake Monster and its $1 Million Bounty

Deep in the mist-shrouded mountains of...

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Tsuchinoko: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Legendary Snake Monster and its $1 Million Bounty

The Pulling: A True Ghost Story from a Haunted Japanese Island

In the world of ghost stories, spirits...

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The Pulling: A True Ghost Story from a Haunted Japanese Island

The Teke Teke Terror: Did a Viral Photo Capture Japan’s Infamous Half-Body Ghost?

On a dark night in Gunma Prefecture, ...

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The Teke Teke Terror: Did a Viral Photo Capture Japan’s Infamous Half-Body Ghost?

Kamaitachi: The Sickle-Weasel Yokai That Slashes People in Whirlwinds

Imagine walking outside on a windy day...

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Kamaitachi: The Sickle-Weasel Yokai That Slashes People in Whirlwinds

Tenka: The Blood-Sucking Fireball Yokai of Ancient Japan—A UFO Connection?

In the rich tapestry of Japanese folkl...

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Tenka: The Blood-Sucking Fireball Yokai of Ancient Japan—A UFO Connection?

Ohaguro Bettari: The Tragic Ghost Behind Japan’s Faceless, Black-Toothed Yokai

In the vast and bizarre pantheon of Ja...

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Ohaguro Bettari: The Tragic Ghost Behind Japan’s Faceless, Black-Toothed Yokai

Tenka: Japan’s Mysterious “Heavenly Fireballs” – Were They Ancient UFO Encounters?

Across centuries of Japanese folklore,...

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Tenka: Japan’s Mysterious “Heavenly Fireballs” – Were They Ancient UFO Encounters?

“Sacchan”: The Cursed Japanese Children’s Song That Kills If You Sing It

Every culture has its dark folklore, b...

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“Sacchan”: The Cursed Japanese Children’s Song That Kills If You Sing It

Strange Humanoids of Kyoto: Eyewitnesses Report “White Aliens” and a Bizarre Creature from Japanese Folklore

While most famous alien encounters see...

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Strange Humanoids of Kyoto: Eyewitnesses Report “White Aliens” and a Bizarre Creature from Japanese Folklore

10 Terrifying Japanese Urban Legends That Will Chill You to the Bone

There are stories that cling to the da...

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10 Terrifying Japanese Urban Legends That Will Chill You to the Bone

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