# Japan's expensive funerals and declining birthrates are transforming ancestral traditions

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-21T20:40:15+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-japan-expensive-funerals-declining-birthrates.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/japan-s-expensive-funerals-and-declining-birthrates-are-transforming-a-80bbc4/

Whenever I drive amid the mazelike bustle of Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, where approximately 1 million vehicles transit daily, I see billboard advertisements for all manner of businesses: dentists, hotels, car and tire companies, and affordable funerals. Lots and lots of funerals.

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