Mermaids in Japan – from hideous harbingers of violence to beautiful enchantresses
Mermaids in Japan – from hideous harbingers of violence to beautiful enchantresses: CPA Media Pte Ltd / Alamy A report that scientists have begun tests on a 300-year-old “mermaid mummy” to identify its origins, has stimulated an interest in the existence of mermaids in Japanese folklore. Tales of mermaids and their more dangerously seductive siren …