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In Japanese mythology, Alcor is known as the lifespan star or "jumyouboshi" （寿命星）as it was believed that one who could not see this star would pass away by year's end.  Of incidental note, the popular Japanese [[manga]], [[Hokuto no Ken]], used this legend as a model for its death omen star (死兆星), in which it was said that people who saw the star would die later in the year.