Ominous fish make Japanese fear a tsunami

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Superstitious people in Japan fear an earthquake or tsunami is in the offing after giant deep-sea fish were caught off its coast. According to local legend, the deep-sea oarfish rise to the surface when a natural disaster is due. The fish is known as the Ryugu no tsukai in Japanese, meaning the Messenger from the Sea God's Palace.

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