Keeping Warm in the Winter, Japan-Style

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Poor tanuki: they must be freezing their balls off. Now that Halloween is all over and done with, it's time to look ahead at the upcoming cold months. To quote Game of Thrones, winter is coming. And winter in Japan, … [Read more...]

Super Japanese Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

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Japanese folklore has a rich and terrifying tradition of all sorts of zany ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and goblins. Japanese ghosts collectively known as yūrei (幽霊), and Japanese monsters collectively known as yōkai (妖怪) are … [Read more...]