Entombed

In Japan, much of the underground water and sewer infrastructure is already old, and in many cities the pipes are approaching the end of their service life. Although this may not sound particularly interesting, in the worst case it can lead to serious accidents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miho Kosugi was a quiet girl, only 15 years old, who enjoyed taking walks at night. But one night, she never returned from one of those walks. What really happened that night remains a mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asahi Okazaki was a 20-year-old young woman who suddenly disappeared at the end of 2024. Her family immediately knew whom to suspect, but the police response did little to help solve the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr. Park had just married for the second time when his new wife sank into the sea inside their car. He claimed that he had tried to save her and jumped into the water after her — but why was he completely dry after the incident? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A large parcel had arrived in the Japanese city of Hachiōji from Osaka. The parcel was two meters long and weighed 50 kilograms. Its contents were listed as “doll.” But was it really a doll—or something else entirely? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the Dominican Republic lies a beautiful lagoon called Dudu, which also attracts cave divers to its underwater cave systems. Cave diving certification is required for this, but unfortunately, not everyone has always followed this guidance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Criminals used to Google how to murder someone. Now the same can be done with the help of AI. Whether that is advisable is another matter, as Miss Kim from South Korea discovered in early 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mayuko Inada had fulfilled her long-held dream of opening her own karaoke bar, but only six months later, she was found murdered inside it. Why would anyone have wanted to hurt a gentle and well-liked young woman? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2003, a grand and prestigious wedding was held in Tokyo, where the groom was said to be a member of a collateral branch of the imperial family. Or was he? After the wedding, the guests began to wonder where their cash gifts had actually gone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun Saito was a man in his thirties who still lived with his parents and was generally considered a harmless hikikomori. However, he had skeletons in his closet—almost literally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1948, Japan was going through a period of postwar reconstruction. That year, a strange bank robbery took place in Tokyo, in which 12 people died from poisoning. The alleged perpetrator was found and imprisoned, but was he really guilty? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kanae Kijima was an ordinary-looking woman who was seriously searching for a husband. She could cook well and knew how to please men, who easily fell in love with her. Unfortunately, Kijima’s motives for these relationships were deadly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mirna Salihin was a young Indonesian woman who met two friends at a café. However, drinking the coffee proved fatal for her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naoko Takai was a 54-year-old unmarried and childless woman when she suddenly adopted an adult man. Even more surprising was that she was found dead in her home some time later. Was there a connection between these two events? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim In-suk was 39 years old and expecting her first child. The situation was complicated by the fact that the child’s father already had a family with another woman. The lovers decided to run away together, but in the end, only Kim In-suk disappeared without a trace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Junko Sato was a 28-year-old Japanese tourist who vanished without a trace in Zermatt, Switzerland. The case has given rise to theories ranging from an accident to an abduction carried out by North Korea, but answers are still missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hong Kong is a modern metropolis, but it is also home to nature and hiking trails. The area called Sai Kung is one of the hiking destinations, but strange stories also circulate about people disappearing into another dimension. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between 1968 and 1974, nine similar murder cases occurred in the Tokyo metropolitan area. A man named Etsuo Ono was accused of them, but he even gained his own support association and was eventually cleared of the charges. Why, however, was another similar murder still linked to him about twenty years later? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The four-member Miyazawa family was found murdered in their own home on the last day of the year 2000. The case remains one of Japan’s most well-known mysteries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 100! This time, the topic is a case that took place in Yongso Valley, South Korea, where a man in his forties tragically drowned during a trip with his wife and friends. The man had an unusually large life insurance policy, and when the insurance company immediately refused to pay, his wife took the case to the media. In the end, this may not have been a very good idea for her. Hosted on A...

In an apartment in Pocheon, South Korea, a gruesome discovery was made in 2014: inside a plastic barrel were two heavily decomposed bodies. Who did the bodies belong to, and where was the apartment’s owner? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noriko Ogawa was a 28-year-old introverted woman who still lived with her parents, and whose life mainly consisted of going to work and staying at home. So why did she suddenly disappear? It soon emerged that there was a side of her life her parents had never known about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

33 men set out from the Chinese city of Rongcheng to fish for squid in the waters off Peru and Chile. Only 11 returned. What really happened? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikhail Pichugin was on a boating trip with his brother Sergei and his nephew Ilya to watch whales on the Sea of Okhotsk when they met with an accident and were left drifting helplessly. Hope of finding the group had already been abandoned when, after 67 days, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people are familiar with the horror film Ring , which originally comes from Japan. Far fewer, however, know about the real-life individuals who inspired the film. In this slightly different episode, we delve into the stories of these women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.