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TOKYO: Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies ...

Reactions poured in from social media users who described the building as a metaphor for Japan's demographic crisis.

JAPAN: A former love motel in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, has been repurposed into a funeral home, sparking intense ...

It is important to be aware of the distinctive funeral customs and manners practiced in Japan and the basic flow of the rites in order to be prepared when a death occurs. Funeral ceremonies ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on March 25 in east Japan for allegedly abandoning his father's corpse, according to Tochigi ...

Japan sees slump in number of places of ‘privacy and comfort’, some of which offer five-star facilities while others are more down-to-earth.

A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking a heated discussion on social media about sharply declining birth rates and the country’s ageing population. A netizen ...

"I couldn't afford a funeral, so I just left the body." Police say Kikuchi told them that he had discovered his father's death during a visit to Hiroshi's home around January. (Japanese original ...