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If you'd like read other English-language essays about Japanese culture, check out the Fractured Monolith: http://www.thefracturedmonolith.com/

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I’m intrigued by “a strange injury seen in a part of Japan, where people will find bloodless wounds despite nothing cutting them.” Is this an urban legend type thing?

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It's a real thing thing people notice when they walk through the mountains.

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I can try to Google that but if you have info already, I’d be interested.

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The book cites:

"An Epitome of Current Medical Literature", British Medical Journal 2, no 2646

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I love the description of the mokumokuren. I'm going to be thinking about them a lot at work this week - little actual surveillance, much guilt about every moment spent distracted.

I had heard of very few of these!

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I imagine the big five will feature most prominently in your taro deck

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