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

Source: Phys.org · Oct 21, 2026 20:40 UTC

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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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