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FUNERALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 16, 2019
¡®You¡¯re empathetic, but there¡¯s that distance¡¯: A German undertaker in Japan
As Japanese mourners file into the funeral parlor, shrouded in silence and laden with flowers, Felix Steinkemper, dressed in a dark suit, stands ready to assist.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Dec 1, 2018
Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes
From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 14, 2018
School rules: Dress for success
¡®I saw a lot of men wearing black suits and ties in the neighborhood this morning and thought for a second someone really prominent must have passed away.¡¯
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018
Colorado closes funeral biz run by body parts broker after cremated remains turn out to be concrete
Colorado officials indefinitely shut down the funeral home and crematory this week of a woman who runs a side business selling donated body parts from the same building.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2017
Drive-thru funeral service will let Japanese bid an easy and fast last farewell
In a first for Japan, a funeral home operator in Nagano Prefecture will be offering a drive-thru service allowing the bereaved to give their final farewells without having to get out of their car.
Japan Times
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Aug 24, 2017
Drop-dead beautiful: Japan undertakers show their skill on preparing bodies for the ¡®other world¡¯
A 23-year-old undertaker won a contest at Japan¡¯s biggest funeral expo on Thursday that tested ancient skills in the ritual dressing of the dead.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 11, 2014
[PHOTO GALLERY] A new afterlife awaits
Funeral arrangements are normally for those left behind, but the latest trend in Japan ¡ª which literally translates to ¡°end of life¡± preparations ¡ª is for the aging to prepare their own funerals and graves.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø TIMES GONE BY
May 3, 2014
Empress-Dowager Shoken laid to rest; crackdown in Shanghai¡¯s foreign quarters; Olympic preparations; Lebanese businessman Japan¡¯s top tax-payer
One of the notable landmarks in the modern history of Japan was the funeral ceremony held Saturday night for Her Majesty, the late Empress-Dowager (Shoken, empress consort of Emperor Meiji), who passed away on April 9.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2013
An Imperial break from tradition
The announcement that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will be cremated and be interred in smaller mausoleums reflects their wish to minimize the impact of their funeral rites on people¡¯s lives.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 2, 2013
Where there¡¯s a will: Attitudes toward inheritance change
Japanese baby boomers are facing up to the responsibilities of dying.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2010
Summertime, and the dying is expensive
Japan ranks No. 1 in average funeral prices. So just what makes the deceased here so special?
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / EXPLAINER
Jul 28, 2009
Japan¡¯s funerals deep-rooted mix of ritual, form
Funerals in Japan incorporate a unique mixture of religion, tradition, culture, ritual and geography that to the outsider may appear perplexing.
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Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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