Later, this labyrinthine woodland became the favoured place for Japanese with dark thoughts. In 2010, 200 suicides were recorded here. Today, the forest is considered one of the most haunted ...

HOW DID AOKIGAHARA BECOME KNOWN AS THE ‘SUICIDE FOREST’? Historically, Aokigahara was said to be haunted by yurei, or ghosts from Japanese mythology. It’s become known as one of the world ...

Known as the "sea of trees," Japan's Aokigahara forest has a grim history. | JUNKO TAKAHASHI, Amana Images Collection, Getty Images 4. The Japanese government enacted suicide prevention strategies ...

Here are some haunted forests from around the world rumoured to harbour unsettling energies and chilling legends. Aokigahara Forest, Japan Nestled at the base of Mount Fuji, Aokigahara Forest is ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

“There is less to eat in the mountains and that is why they are coming down into villages,” Yuko Murotani, president of the Japan Bear and Forest Societ ... Town Is Using Creepy Robotic ...