A 120-year-old funeral home in Japan has introduced a unique “coffin cafe” service where visitors can experience lying in a casket to reflect on life and death. The funeral home, Kajiya honten ...
Others ask if the difference in the costs between the two state funerals is down to companies that act as a middleman when Japan hosts large events. When Tokyo-based event organiser Murayama was ...
Members of the general public head to offer prayers at Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the ...
A funeral home in Japan introduced a ‘coffin cafe’ where visitors reflected on life and death by lying in uniquely designed coffins. In an innovative twist on funeral traditions, a 120-year ...
Japanese company Nisseieco Co. Ltd. unveiled a "robot priest" they have programmed to help with tasks at Buddhist temples, including the reading of Buddhist scripture during funeral ceremonies.
Shinzo Abe's funeral was supposed to be a private affair, closed to all but family and friends. But Japan's public had decided otherwise. From early on Tuesday morning, they began lining up ...
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, former emperor Akihito, and his wife Michiko skipped the funeral due to imperial customs. Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family, was the great ...