Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

My latest book, Kijō, Japan's Most Notorious Female Criminals, is now out.

I've been hard at work on this book for much of this year, so if you want to hear about

some of the horrifying, bizarre, and often confusing crimes that some of Japan's most notorious

female criminals have committed, do check it out.

It's available on Amazon right now.

Depending on when you're listening to this, Merry Christmas and or a Happy New Year.

It has certainly been another long and trying year, and who knows how things are going to go

this upcoming year either. But I hope

you are doing as well as can be in these trying times, and I'd like to thank you for joining me

here on this podcast as well. We've been going for over four years now, and when I think about how

long that really is, it blows my mind. Whether you've been here from the beginning or

just started with this very episode, thank you for choosing to spend some of your time with me.

I hope this show has helped entertain, distract, and maybe even scare you as well. In a good way,

of course. This week, we're looking at a few stories of ominous and incredibly unlucky encounters with

the other side.

What's really lurking out there?

What does it want from us?

And can we avoid it, even if we try?

You may not like the answers to those questions. First up, a woman gets a call from an

old friend who suddenly wants to meet up. Yet they apparently miss each other and,

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