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Japanese And Preparing For The Afterlife - 10 Nov 2014 
Funeral arrangements are normally left to those who have been left behind but the latest trend in Japan, which literally translates to "End of life" preparations, is for the ageing to prepare their own funerals and graves before they set off on their journey to the great beyond. With a population that is expected to shrink by nearly 30 million people over the next 50 years, the market for funerals, graves and anything related to the afterlife is still very much alive. 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIMZ 
November 10, 2014 
The "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved... 
Tokyo, Japan 
The "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved... 
The "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved in crystals, is pictured in downtown Tokyo November 4, 2014. Funeral arrangements are normally left to those who have been left behind but the latest trend in Japan, which literally translates to "End of life" preparations, is for the ageing to prepare their own funerals and graves before they set off on their journey to the great beyond. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIN1 
November 10, 2014 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED... 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. With a population that is expected to shrink by nearly 30 million people over the next 50 years, the market for funerals, graves and anything related to the afterlife is still very much alive. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIMX 
November 10, 2014 
A woman prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Woman prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha... 
A woman prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved in crystals, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINB 
November 10, 2014 
Yukiko Kimura (R) walks with her sister-in-law Kiyoko Matsuura (C) and Kiyoko's husband Yoshiharu Matwsuura... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Kimura walks with her sister-in-law Matsuura and Kiyoko's husband Matwsuura after they prayed for Yukiko's... 
Yukiko Kimura (R) walks with her sister-in-law Kiyoko Matsuura (C) and Kiyoko's husband Yoshiharu Matwsuura after they prayed for Yukiko's late husband Mitsugi at the Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINA 
November 10, 2014 
Men pray in front of a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Men pray in front of a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which... 
Men pray in front of a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which identity card is provided, at the Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIN7 
November 10, 2014 
A visitor spins a prayer wheel in front of a Buddhist statue in the lobby of Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Visitor spins a prayer wheel in front of a Buddhist statue in the lobby of Ryogoku Ryoen in downtown... 
A visitor spins a prayer wheel in front of a Buddhist statue in the lobby of Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard equipped with modern tombs that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which identity card is provided, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
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November 10, 2014 
Natsumi Niki stands in a coffin before lying down in it to test it during an end-of-life seminar held... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Natsumi Niki stands in a coffin before lying down in it to test it during an end-of-life seminar held... 
Natsumi Niki stands in a coffin before lying down in it to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIND 
November 10, 2014 
A staff member covers Natsumi Niki with a quilt as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Staff member covers Natsumi Niki with a quilt as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life... 
A staff member covers Natsumi Niki with a quilt as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINC 
November 10, 2014 
Natsumi Niki lies in a coffin to test it as a staff member prepares to place the lid on it during an... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Natsumi Niki lies in a coffin to test it as a staff member prepares to place the lid on it during an... 
Natsumi Niki lies in a coffin to test it as a staff member prepares to place the lid on it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINM 
November 10, 2014 
Natsumi Niki smiles as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Natsumi Niki smiles as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's... 
Natsumi Niki smiles as she lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINE 
November 10, 2014 
Noriaki Iwashima lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Noriaki Iwashima lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Noriaki Iwashima lies in a coffin to test it during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINO 
November 10, 2014 
Noriaki Iwashima looks out of a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Noriaki Iwashima looks out of a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Noriaki Iwashima looks out of a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINL 
November 10, 2014 
Noriaki Iwashima gestures as he lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Noriaki Iwashima gestures as he lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by... 
Noriaki Iwashima gestures as he lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINQ 
November 10, 2014 
A staff member covers Kazuhiko Kitano with a quilt as he lies in a coffin to test it during an end-life... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Staff member covers Kazuhiko Kitano with a quilt as he lies in a coffin to test it during an end-life... 
A staff member covers Kazuhiko Kitano with a quilt as he lies in a coffin to test it during an end-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DING 
November 10, 2014 
Kazuhiko Kitano smiles as he lies in a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Kazuhiko Kitano smiles as he lies in a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer... 
Kazuhiko Kitano smiles as he lies in a coffin during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINR 
November 10, 2014 
Yoshiya Yoshimura lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Yoshiya Yoshimura lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest... 
Yoshiya Yoshimura lies in a coffin to try it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINV 
November 10, 2014 
Yoshiya Yoshimura climbs out of a coffin after trying it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Yoshiya Yoshimura climbs out of a coffin after trying it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's... 
Yoshiya Yoshimura climbs out of a coffin after trying it out during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINY 
November 10, 2014 
A staff member demonstrates how to use a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Staff member demonstrates how to use a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or... 
A staff member demonstrates how to use a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which identity card is provided, at Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIO2 
November 10, 2014 
Yukiko Kimura (R) prays for her late husband Mitsugi with Mitsugi's sister Kiyoko Matsuura in front of... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Kimura prays for her late husband Mitsugi with Mitsugi's sister Matsuura in front of a modern tomb that... 
Yukiko Kimura (R) prays for her late husband Mitsugi with Mitsugi's sister Kiyoko Matsuura in front of a modern tomb that robotically retrieves the correct tombstone or urn based on which identity card is provided, at Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIO1 
November 10, 2014 
A woman places flowers on a grave outside Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard equipped... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Woman places flowers on a grave outside Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard equipped... 
A woman places flowers on a grave outside Ryogoku Ryoen, a multi-storey vault-style graveyard equipped with modern tombs, where the correct tombstone or urn is robotically retrieved based on which identity card is provided, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINX 
November 10, 2014 
A woman smiles as she is shown her photographic portrait which will be used at her funeral during an... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Woman smiles as she is shown her photographic portrait which will be used at her funeral during an end-of-life... 
A woman smiles as she is shown her photographic portrait which will be used at her funeral during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINS 
November 10, 2014 
Kazuo Furumoto (L) reacts as he is shown his portrait that will be displayed at his funeral during an... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Kazuo Furumoto reacts as he is shown his portrait that will be displayed at his funeral during an end-of-life... 
Kazuo Furumoto (L) reacts as he is shown his portrait that will be displayed at his funeral during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DK94 
November 10, 2014 
A woman sits behind a sign showing prices of funerals during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Woman sits behind a sign showing prices of funerals during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest... 
A woman sits behind a sign showing prices of funerals during an end-of-life seminar held by Japan's largest retailer Aeon Co in Tokyo October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DINU 
November 10, 2014 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED... 
Buddha statues carved in crystals are pictured at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIO6 
November 10, 2014 
Junkoh Nagakura prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Junkoh Nagakura prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over... 
Junkoh Nagakura prays at the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved in crystals, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
JAPAN-AFTERLIFE/WIDERIMAGE
RTR4DIO3 
November 10, 2014 
Junkoh Nagakura walks out from the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate... 
Tokyo, Japan 
Junkoh Nagakura walks out from the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate... 
Junkoh Nagakura walks out from the "Ruriden", a cemetery that uses high-powered LED lights to illuminate over 2,000 Buddha statues carved in crystals, in downtown Tokyo October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 
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