Uploaded September 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/show/VLPLa1fZpNrgnmA?sbp=QAE%3D

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. yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260821-GYT1T00284
2. kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/-/1756982
3. https://x.com/ZXJbKW9yeK4947/status/2086071517037887650
4. newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2818953?display=1
5. https://x.com/japanretrogame/status/2085271304622809440
6. yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260806-GYT1T00293
7. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001044.000155396.html
8. sankei.com/article/20260822-EM6HXZUEZZORDMOUEMTFE2J6SU
9. https://x.com/seed_drums/status/2090379509933674755
10. news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000527325.html

BG & outro music thanks to Myuuji: youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ

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