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Return of the Yokai
99% Invisible
Mizuki Shigeru and the Rise of Yokai in Japan
Yokai have been a constant presence in Japanese pop culture. Mizuki Shigeru was concerned about whether yokai could survive in modern society. They're products of an older era, one that relied on faith and superstition rather than science and technology. You can see the dark whimsical undercurrents of yokai in the work of Haruki Murakami.
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