Hajime Himonya, standing director of Nihon Soso Bunka Gakkai (the Japan funeral culture study group), cautioned that "scattering ashes may violate the Penal Code if it is done solely to dispose of ...

UTSUNOMIYA--Demand is rising for a funeral service that scatters the ashes of loved ones high into the stratosphere, as some in Japan turn to alternative ways to dispose of remains. The balloon ...

FUTTSU, Chiba -- A funeral company in this east Japan city in business for over 120 years this September began offering an ...

Tokyo (Japan), Sep 17 (ANI): Bidding funeral to a deceased loved one is the most crucial ritual one has to perform in their lifetime. The after-death rituals have evolved over time due to ...

The government plan for his state funeral to be held Tuesday has galvanized public opposition against the governing Liberal Democratic party, which has ruled Japan for nearly the entire postwar ...

Barbie Hsu’s family is arranging her funeral while in Japan, and new reports highlight her husband DJ Koo’s frantic attempts ...

The funeral industry and municipal governments ... That adds stress to what is already a traumatic time. According to Japan's health ministry, the number of deaths during the 2022 calendar year ...

It was far from the traditional Japanese funeral manner, and it opened many people's eyes to the brutal reality of death from a contagious virus. This era of self-isolation and social distancing ...

The entertainment industry is in shock after it was reported that Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛), known fondly as Big S ...

A moment when South Korean musician DJ Koo bid farewell to his late wife, Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, at her cremation ...