OPINION (Express) – Japan is on alert for an earthquake or tsunami after two giant deep-sea fish were caught on its coast in what many in the Asian nation regard as a doomsday warning. Two oarfish measuring between three to four meters long were caught in a fishnet after reports of them washing up dead. The creatures, which can grow as long as much as 11 meters,
are believed to be an indicator of doom in Japanese mythology. Japanese mythology says the fish, which live more than a mile underwater, come to the surface when a natural disaster is nearing. The Satomi Higa of the Yomitan’s fisheries cooperative association told CNN: “The two oarfish were swimming vigorously in the nets. “They looked mysterious and beautiful.” READ MORE