Uploaded February 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!

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.livedoor.com/article/detail/30389136
2. asahi.com/articles/ASV18149XV18UTIL009M.html
3. kobe-np.co.jp/news/jiken/202601/0019927527.shtml
4. news.livedoor.com/article/detail/30439204
5. asahi.com/articles/ASTDM2GHPTDMPTIL003M.html
6. news.livedoor.com/article/detail/30448732
7. fnn.jp/articles/-/990807
8. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000043.000122205.html
9. news.ntv.co.jp/n/jrt/category/society/jred22f30e3f5545bb8835816b2dcb84e4
10. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000394.000020194.html

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