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Ubume
, a type of yokai or bakemono (Japanese ghosts), are the spirits of women who have either died in childbirth, or died without making sure that their children have been provided for. Ubume address a common concern in Japan; that of a mother's duty toward her children, and the stories of ubume are many.
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