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  • Ringu 0 Review
    June 28th, 2009By Bren Inou
    I know I write about video games and such. But for this week only I play the role of movie critic. After I just got done writing about the Ringu movies I decided to review one in greater detail. Ringu 0 stars Nakama Yukie as the pretty and pretty shy Yamamura » Continue Reading
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  • The malicious Kitsune
    June 10th, 2009By Kitsune
    There are a lot of Yokai in the Japanese culture. One of the most famous is the Kitsune (狐). Kitsune is the Japanese word for fox and also refers to a magical creature. Kitsune look like a normal fox. It is said that they possess magical powers, long life and a » Continue Reading
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  • Zashiki Warashi
    June 4th, 2009By Nick Crane
    Zashiki Warashi is a child ghost which is supposed to bring good fortune to the house or building it appears in.  They are know to play tricks.  Once they leave the house, the good fortune is supposed to leave too. A friend of mine works for an English school here, in Sapporo.  His school has numerous » Continue Reading
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  • The Occult World of Ancient Kyoto
    June 1st, 2009By Alex Farrell
    We all know Kyoto as the most popular tourist destination for Western visitors to Japan, filled with some of the most spectacular temples, shrines, rock gardens etc. But did you know that this city, once the country’s capital for 1,000 years, has over its long history spawned a plethora of dark » Continue Reading
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  • Ghosts and Goblins
    June 1st, 2009By Kitsune
    Japan, like other parts of Asia, is a country with a strong belief in ghosts. Many of the Japanese people I met believed in such entities, even though they never saw one, and, unlike in the West, it is not ridiculous or stupid to believe in such things. The stereotype of » Continue Reading
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  • Ghosts in Japan
    May 8th, 2009By Nick Crane
    Since moving to Japan, I have become interested in ghosts and spirits.  Many Japanese believe in ghosts, and many of the people I have spoken to over the last 6 years have had at least one experience of seeing a ghost.  There is also the phenomenon of ‘Kanashibari’, when people are unable to move in » Continue Reading
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