Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Each month we take a look at the weird, bizarre, whacky, and scary news to come out of Japan!

Full Weird News playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_3nZk9WWsQAyCknstnRAulEuNSD5ituf

Sources (note that these links may often turn dead because sites regularly purge articles, so use the Wayback Machine if it no longer works):

1. fnn.jp/articles/-/1027318
2. chunichi.co.jp/article/1242083
3. fnn.jp/articles/-/1027290
4. topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/otakuma/trend/otakuma-5320493
5. nagoyatv.com/news/?id=035234
6. nagoyatv.com/news/?id=035239
7. news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000496569.html
8. news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2604213j
9. nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC229MC0S6A420C2000000/?n_cid=SNSTW001&n_tw=1777256602
10. haccoba.com/products/secret-spring

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