{"id":32116,"date":"2013-09-25T20:18:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T00:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=32116"},"modified":"2013-09-25T20:20:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T00:20:40","slug":"report-children-bitten-by-lion-parents-ecstatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/25\/report-children-bitten-by-lion-parents-ecstatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Children Bitten by Lion, Parent&#8217;s Ecstatic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Posted by <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/authorBenjaminMartin\"><strong>Benjamin Martin<\/strong><\/a>, a JET from 2008-2013 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=3755130&amp;trk=myg_ugrp_ovr\">Okinawa<\/a>, publisher of the blog <em><strong><a title=\"Japanese Culture, Food, Photos, and More!\" href=\"http:\/\/morethingsjapanese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoreThingsJapanese.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and author of the <a href=\"http:\/\/morethingsjapanese.com\/samurai-awakening-wins-the-crystal-kite-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">award-winning<\/a> YA fantasy series\u00a0<\/em><strong><a title=\"Samurai Awakening\" href=\"http:\/\/samuraiawakening.com\" target=\"_blank\">Samurai Awakening<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Tuttle).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/morethingsjapanese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_0710.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-right: 15px;padding-top: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px\" alt=\"IMG_0710\" src=\"http:\/\/morethingsjapanese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_0710-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Yes. This past week on <a title=\"Kumejima\" href=\"http:\/\/kumeguide.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kume Island<\/a>, children were sent screaming as a single wild lion went rampaging through a peaceful neighborhood. Well, it was mostly peaceful. Since it was the full moon and August 15th of the Kyureki calendar, there were also a bunch of people around banging gongs and playing music. There were also some creepy Hacaburo running around egging the lion on. Warned in advance that something might be going on, I showed up with some local friends just after sunset with my camera ready. What I saw shocked me, and soon my former students were running for cover&#8230; behind me.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the night no less than 5 children had been bitten. When asked, parents responded that they were overjoyed. One parent, while holding a screaming infant, smiled widely and talked about how smart he would be while neglecting to stop the lion from continuing its rampage.<\/p>\n<p>For more on this story, visit <a title=\"Lion Attack\" href=\"http:\/\/morethingsjapanese.com\/2013-kanegusuku-festival\" target=\"_blank\">MoreThingsJapanese.com<\/a> for pictures and video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by Benjamin Martin, a JET from 2008-2013 in Okinawa, publisher of the blog MoreThingsJapanese.com\u00a0and author of the award-winning YA fantasy series\u00a0Samurai Awakening\u00a0(Tuttle). Yes. This past week on Kume Island, children were sent screaming as a single wild lion went rampaging through a peaceful neighborhood. Well, it was mostly peaceful. 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