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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2020
Chilling Japanese ghost tales with contemporary twists to help you beat the summer heat
Here＊s a look at modern takes on Japanese ghost stories that will give you chills and thrills during Japan＊s spookiest time of year.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Aug 10, 2019
Spooky tales from the dead abound over Bon season
※Actually I was wavering over whether or not to publish this story,§ writes Kyoto-based compiler Nobuo Yuki in ※Wailing of a Restless Ghost.§ It＊s one of a series of five books from publisher Bunko Ginga-Do under the title ※Exceptionally Scary True Ghost Stories§ 〞 which many in Japan like to read...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2019
Spectral sightings at Zenshoan Temple
Tokyo＊s Yanaka district ghosts are back to haunt the public via rakugo storyteller Sanyutei Encho＊s collection of spooky paintings.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 11, 2018
Unsolved mysteries: Japanese fans of the occult are engaged in a never-ending search for the truth
Whether it＊s tales of hauntings, spirits or paranormal phenomena, Yuki Yoshida loves a good scare.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2016
Boardroom ghosts suddenly under scrutiny at Japanese firms
For as far back as people can remember, they＊ve been there in boardrooms across Japan, the lingering ghosts of past regimes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
The spooky side of Sanyutei Encho
For all sorts of reasons, summer is the season of ghosts in Japan. Accordingly, The University Art Museum in Tokyo is presenting an exhibition of work connected to Meiji Era (1867-1912) storyteller Sanyutei Encho (1839-1900). Encho practised the art of rakugo, a traditional and minimalist Japanese style...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2015
Tales from the crypt: ghost stories from Japan
On a damp afternoon in early July, almost two dozen people sat in silence in a dark room on the sixth floor of a building located right next to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo＊s Asakusa district. The audience has come to Amuse Museum to hear two presenters 〞 storyteller Chinatsu Ushidaki, who performs under...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2015
Tokyo exhibition examines the blurred lines between the real world and the spirit world
Ghostly spirits and summer go hand in hand in Japan, and there are few things more frightening than the annual August exhibition of hanging scrolls at Zenshoan Temple in Tokyo＊s Yanaka district.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / 51勛圖厙 TIMES BLOGROLL
Apr 17, 2014
Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai: Tales of the Weird and the Strange
While many overseas scholars are attracted to the retrained aesthetics of Japanese arts and letters, it was the country＊s wild and wooly folklore that captivated Zack Davisson, an American writer and translator. While pursuing his masters degree in Japanese studies Davisson immersed himself in the mysterious...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 17, 2013
Japan＊s population of ghouls keeps coming back to haunt us
Caught up in the rush of modernity, it is sometimes easy to forget just what a unique and unusual country Japan is. An exhibition such as ※Yokai: Demons, Folklore Creatures and GeGeGe no Kitaro§ serves to remind us, by peeling back the surface of everyday life and showing us the ※collective subconsciousness※...
51勛圖厙
May 25, 2013
Are ghosts keeping Abe from moving to official residence?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been in office for five months and reporters who follow him every day still have one question: why hasn＊t he moved into the Prime Minister＊s Official Residence?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2012
Today＊s J-blip: ＆Yurei Attack!＊
This little book has all you need to tell killer stories of Japanese ghosts 〞 and to get away from them.
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Aug 12, 2008
It＊s ghost season in Japan 〞 who you gonna call?
If there are eerie goings-on in the neighborhood 〞 and Halloween is still two months off 〞 it could be because Japan＊s traditional ※ghost season§ maxes out at this time of the year.
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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