microrobert
02-28-2012, 04:58 PM
One year on, 'ghosts' stalk Japan's tsunami city
ISHINOMAKI, Japan — A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy.
One reconstruction project appears stalled because of fears the undead spirits of those who perished last March will bring bad luck.
"I heard people working to repair the store became sick because of ghosts," Satoshi Abe, 64, said, gesturing to a half-repaired supermarket.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQURYC5bXaX_tlN1D4-CXcKqA8Dw?docId=CNG.cfcd37cf53571fe3837c4aed03e3a3 09.201
ISHINOMAKI, Japan — A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy.
One reconstruction project appears stalled because of fears the undead spirits of those who perished last March will bring bad luck.
"I heard people working to repair the store became sick because of ghosts," Satoshi Abe, 64, said, gesturing to a half-repaired supermarket.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQURYC5bXaX_tlN1D4-CXcKqA8Dw?docId=CNG.cfcd37cf53571fe3837c4aed03e3a3 09.201