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Yasui Konpiragu worked its magic, but for once, not in the terrifying way it usually does.
Especially for men, snatching an unassuming red envelope from the ground can lead to a shocking proposition.
While many believe the tradition of making the ghost-like doll can be traced back to a bald-headed monk, history suggests it actually began with a small girl.
Optical illusion? Smoke and mirrors? Or is this creepy photo of Pikachu the work of the supernatural?
On 18 June in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, 48-year-old Kaoru Kurosawa came home to find a 1.5-meter Japanese rat snake on the second floor. Kurosawa quickly took a picture of the serpent before it slithered down a gutter and escaped.
Now, netizens across Japan are heralding this event as a sign of good things to come for Japan or at least for Kurosawa.
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