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Odd[edit]

These superstitions seem a little odd, slightly misregarding, a figment of sorts.

Needs to be seriously revised, & editing aswell would help, because it looks as if a middle school student wrote this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chalino1 (talk • contribs) 17 September 2007

Source repository[edit]

Sources that could be used in this article but have not yet been incorporated:

Relationships with animals: cats
Relationships with animals: dogs
Sarudama: Superstition, Truth and History
OAG Travel Information: Scouting Superstitions (this one has a LOT of info about Japanese and other Asian superstitions)
Chaimberlain, Basil Hall. Things Japanese. Kelly & Walsh: 1902. pp. 439-441. Google Books link
Fukuoka Now: Scary Summer
Expedia press release (2001-12-15): Superstition clouds the way for world cup fans
George and Keiko Show - Japanese Superstitions

discussion from List of haunted locations[edit]

Japan is widely considered to be the most haunted place on earth, I wonder that there is no section for it. Chris 03:55, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I agree. Japanese films creep me out.

Probably because there are insufficient Japanese editors on the English language site, and insufficient English language books about Japanese hauntings in the US.

perfectblue 08:57, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Japan is widely considered to be the most haunted place on earth," By whom? If we could get some information we could broaden the world-view some. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)} 20:12, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Seven - unlucky kanji - removed[edit]

edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese_superstitions&type=revision&diff=837510337&oldid=824066509

The claim is not stated in the source (failed verification), and I didn't find any other sources for this.

non sourced or poor sourced[edit]

@TyNoOutlet: i just saw you reverted my edit. content like this should be referenced by reliable sources, otherwise it is either non-sourced or poorly sourced. i don't want to edit war so i didn't revert it. but be aware of non-reliable sources.Hfnreiwjfd (talk) 16:23, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rewording Overview[edit]

I'm making minor changes to the overview portion of this article in order to help it flow better. Although the entire article could use some help. I'm just doing this for a college course. Lululimonade (talk) 23:17, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Superstition in Japanese films[edit]

A crow's caw means something bad will happen.

Were Japanese films the first to do this, or was it already used by Hollywood? Viriditas (talk) 21:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

43 Unlucky - Dubious[edit]

I discuss this more here.

TL;DR: I'm pretty sure that this is a case where the English language originator of this claim simply made it up, and it has since proliferated due to language barrier and the difficulty to fact check against Japanese language sources. Neon Spectra (talk) 20:57, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]