Still life: Death and love dolls in Japan. Customers are looking for a place where they can be loved, accepted and approved. Dai Kurokawa. Wednesday 16 September 2020 13:15 BST. Comments.

These 17th century monks chose to slowly mummify themselves over a decade to achieve enlightenment...all so they could help ...

In Japan, there’s not even a term for “work-life balance.” What there is, though, is a word for “death by overwork.” It’s “karoshi,” and it’s considered such an inevitable result ...

Seven years later, Japanese people are still working themselves to death. This month, state broadcaster NHK revealed one of its reporters, 31-year-old Miwa Sado, had died from heart failure after ...

ELDERLY Japanese are increasingly seeking "grave friends" - companions to be buried with - in a new trend towards communal burial plots in this crowded land. Read Today's Paper Mind Games.

The Japanese word "Shukatsu" translates to preparing for the end, and during this so-called festival, which is observed on Dec. 16 each year, people are given step-by-step guidelines on how to ...

The Japanese and the Eating of Meat. Emperor Tenmu (r. 673–686) was a devout Buddhist who in 675 banned the consumption of animal meat—including cattle, horses, dogs, chickens, and monkeys ...