Thursday, 5th November 2009 - 13:25CET

Japan's high-tech cemeteries

Japan, known for cutting-edge technology as well as ancestor worship, is merging the two with the latest in the funereal: card-activated crypts.

At the Kouanji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, a swipe of a card starts a conveyer system that brings the cremated remains of people to loved ones.

Article © Allied Newspapers Ltd., printed on Sunday, November 22, 2009. This article is for personal use only, and should not be distributed.

Comments

Joss Galea (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

It has to be Japan!! I think it's nice!

edward bartolo (2 weeks, 3 days ago)

LOL

That's not enough for me. I want something even more sophisticated!

Thanks for the good laugh!

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