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Culture | Japanese ghosts THE BLOODIER THE BETTER THERE IS MORE THAN YOU THINK TO THE HAUNTING OF JAPAN A STONE'S throw from _The Economist _office in the Otemachi financial district of
Tokyo lies Japan's most accursed plot of land: a shrine erected to pacify the furious spirit of Taira no Masakado, a vindictive Japanese warrior who lost a power struggle against the
emperor in the year 940 and had his head lopped off. This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The bloodier the better” -------------------------
CULTURE August 26th 2000 * →Fringe benefits * →Enigma of the people * →Is truth enough? * →You don’t have to be Jewish to live there * →The bloodier the better * →Dark strangeness * →The
stage of nations FROM THE AUGUST 26TH 2000 EDITION Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents ⇒Explore the edition
