For the first Urban Legends episode of Series 7, we’re venturing to Japan! Stevie tells us the many reasons why you should be careful when using the bathroom in Japan, including a legless ghost, and a cruel toilet paper trick. Plus we’re reacting to the highly requested tale of Shirime, who you may know as the man with an eye for a butthole… 

There’s also the Japanese versions of Bloody Mary (Hanako-san), and Annabelle (the haunted doll of Hokkaido whose hair never stops growing), an urban legend that inspired a key detail in Squid Game, and a lethal online game with a real life backstory involving an 11 year old who murdered her school mate.

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