'Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise'

'Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise'

YONAGO, Japan - A person dressed in the costume of "Salaryman Yamada," a character from a cartoon by Shigeru Mizuki, hands out information to solicit participants to take a test to check their "expertise in ghosts" in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, the hometown of renowned manga artist Mizuki, the author of cartoons about traditional Japanese phantoms, on Aug. 1, 2014. Acceptance of applications began the same day.

Akutagawa's unpublished notes found in Tokyo bookstore

Akutagawa's unpublished notes found in Tokyo bookstore

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows five unpublished notebook pages written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), one of modern Japan's best known writers. The notes, which had been found in an antique bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda district, were apparently part of a collection of tales of folklore, specters, phantoms and ghosts that Akutagawa assembled while he was in high school, researchers say.

Akutagawa's unpublished notes found in Tokyo bookstore

Akutagawa's unpublished notes found in Tokyo bookstore

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows five unpublished notebook pages written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), one of modern Japan's best known writers. The notes, which had been found in an antique bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda district, were apparently part of a collection of tales of folklore, specters, phantoms and ghosts that Akutagawa assembled while he was in high school, researchers say.

Meridian (1990)

Meridian (1990)

Sherilyn Fenn Characters: CATHERINE Film: Meridian (1990) Director: Charles Band 13 April 1990 Title: PHANTOMS (1990) ･ Pers: FENN, SHERILYN ･ Year: 1990 ･ Ref: PHA031AA ･ Credit: [ THE KOBAL COLLECTION ] Date: 13 April 1990

Meridian (1990)

Meridian (1990)

Sherilyn Fenn Characters: CATHERINE Film: Meridian (1990) Director: Charles Band 13 April 1990 Title: PHANTOMS / MERIDIAN ･ Pers: FENN, SHERILYN ･ Year: 1990 ･ Dir: BAND, CHARLES ･ Ref: PHA031AB ･ Credit: [ THE KOBAL COLLECTION ] Date: 13 April 1990

Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise

Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise

YONAGO, Japan - A person dressed in the costume of "Salaryman Yamada," a character from a cartoon by Shigeru Mizuki, hands out information to solicit participants to take a test to check their "expertise in ghosts" in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, the hometown of renowned manga artist Mizuki, the author of cartoons about traditional Japanese phantoms, on Aug. 1, 2014. Acceptance of applications began the same day. (Kyodo)