Sorry for ignoring this page for so long. I’ve been busy but will try to get back to the care and feeding of this page. In the meantime, here’s a bit of news from Kumamoto. The photo is only related in theme (the costume probably wasn’t quite this convincing) but I assume that the rest is true.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/15/national/chainsaw-toting-masked-man-spotted-on-kumamoto-street-just-out-for-halloween-kicks-police/#.ViyApoTgNFA