Japanese government denies official residence haunted

According to Reuters, after being elected prime minister of Japan five months ago, Shinzo Abe has not yet moved with his family to the official residence known to have been the scene of scandals, riots and murders in the past. Abe's delay in settling in the house revived a series of rumors related to the presence of ghosts in the hallways.

Thus, the Japanese government issued an official statement assuring that it was unaware of the existence of any kind of haunt in the residence, which was built in 1929. However, the place has a bloody past, including the murder of a prime minister. in 1932 and the deaths of several people during an attempted military coup a few years later.

Rumors of ghosts roaming the hallways of the residence have always existed, and the fact that Abe has not yet moved or given explanations for his motives has rekindled the issue. Earlier prime ministers even commented on the case with good humor, although none of them witnessed any unusual activity inside the house.