Iriomote Cat
A wild cat found only on Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture. Long known to the islanders, it was scientifically confirmed only in 1965. We explain the story of this 20th-century discovery in Japan.
Mystery Timeline｜1946–1988
Mysteries of the Postwar Showa
The UFO boom, the tsuchinoko and lake monster crazes, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, and other mysteries that captivated Japan from the postwar years to the end of the Showa era.
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1965 (discovered)