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The Strange Story of Tokyo Narita Airport’s Haunted Hotel
Mummified bodies, bizarre cults, and reincarnation—and that’s just the beginning.
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True Japan Ghost Stories from GaijinPot Readers
Things that go bump in the night and haunted English schools are amongst these ghostly encounters, just in time for Halloween.
A Ranking of the Worst Don Quijote Halloween Costumes You Can Buy This Year
Need a last-minute Halloween costume? We list this year's Donki offerings from ugly to my eyes are bleeding.
5 Spine-Chillingly Scary Japanese Anime Characters
Happy Halloween from some of our favorite horror genre protagonists.
7 Terrifying Japanese Urban Legends That Are Based on True Stories
From human sacrifices to abandoned villages, these real Japanese legends give us the creeps.
Netflix’s The Naked Director: A Dodgy Dive into Japanese Porn and “Real” Sex
This semi-biographical ode to Japanese AV does little more than maintain the status quo—but it makes us think while doing so.
5 Classic Japanese Horror Movies You Must Watch
We dare you to watch these J-horror classics alone in the dark this weekend.
What Do Japanese People Think About Japan’s Return to Commercial Whaling?
In an issue fraught with controversy, the reaction of locals seems just as ambiguous.
7 Scariest Japanese Ghosts and Ghouls to Haunt Your Dreams
We hope you don’t run into any of these yurei and yokai this Halloween.
5 Updates to Know About Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Coming to Netflix Nov. 1
The U.S. got Marie Kondo’ed. Now, it’s time for Japan to get Queer Eye’ed. Arigato, Netflix!
5 Must-Read Manga From the 90s You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
Essential 90s manga titles for a taste of dystopia, mystery, Sci-Fi, comedy and more.
The Popularity of Gay Manga in Japan: What are ‘Bara’ and ‘Yaoi’ and Who Are Its Fans?
Japanese manga and anime depicting gay sex have a huge fanbase here and abroad. So what's it all about?
