A mysterious iron ball washed up on a Japanese beach.
Popular reactions sketch out our era's attitudes and obsessions:
There were suggestions it resembled something from the popular manga series Dragon Ball, while others believed it was a UFO that had fallen from the sky.
TV footage of the object prompted speculation on social media, coming so soon after Japan said it “strongly suspected” several Chinese spy balloons had been spotted over its territory in recent years.
Naturally this would make a fine opening for an alien invasion story.
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