Strange but True Stories from Japan (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Strange but True Stories from Japan Wednesday, August 5 2009.

• This collection of bizarre and fascinating true tales from Japan includes the infamous story of the woman who strangled and emasculated her lover - the basis for the classic film "In the Realm of the Senses". These and other amazing tales are sure to startle even the most jaded of readers.

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Strange but True Stories from Japan Friday, July 17 2009.

• In 1945 Americans arriving in Japan learned that a Japanese woman walked three paces behind her husband when outside the home, and that a husband could divorce his wife simply by submitting a written statement of divorce consisting of only 3 1/2 lines (called a mikudari-han).