There are also four people whose names are only inscribed on the grave nameplates. Tokyo has the fourth largest number of living hibakusha in Japan. When atomic bomb survivors who have no ...

After the ceremony, the body is cremated, following Japan’s long-standing tradition. The remains are typically placed in a family grave or kept in a butsudan (Buddhist altar) at home. Unlike Western ...

Many Japanese are abandoning the tradition of visiting ... with many being forced to move a family grave to a different location or close it due to costly maintenance. Many tasked with looking ...

More than 80 per cent belong to individuals who died in the Meiji era. The oldest identifiable grave of a Japanese man from that period belongs to a student called Onsaku Yukawa, who was ...

TOKYO, Feb. 5, 1932 (UP) -- A statement characterized as highly significant and embodying "gave decisions" concerning Japan's activities in China was being prepared for immediate announcement ...