Uploaded March 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. news.ntv.co.jp/n/ctv/category/society/ct93dc993e184b4e6ab8831af724b69601
2. saitama-np.co.jp/articles/179538/postDetail
3. j-town.net/2026/01/29366078.html?p=all
4. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000148832.html
5. kobe-np.co.jp/news/jiken/202602/0019983846.shtml
6. yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260210-GYT1T00579
7. newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/rsk/2436978?display=1
8. 47news.jp/13845080.html
9. yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260220-GYT1T00168
10. obaken-event.wixsite.com/obakenzombieship

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