Dying in Japan
01/18/2006 @ 6:00 pm
Thomas Dillon, writing in a Japan Times newspaper column that is now archived online here, has some words of advice about dying in Japan: “As a veteran resident approaching his 28th year in Japan, I would like to offer some simple advice to tourists, newbies and fellow graybeards as well. Which is: Do not die here. I’ll wager you will not enjoy it.”
l need sme 1 in nottingham who has a studio l wann becme fam 
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i love all that is hello kitty but pandapple is so cute
We all have to die somewhere, and there are insurance plans here that specifically cover the funeral expenses. The death business is as much a scam in Japan as it is in the US, but like most other things, more expensive here. Also, the bigger gaijin sized coffins cost extra.
January 18th, 2006 at 7:49 pmdie batch die
January 18th, 2006 at 9:09 pmWow, good article. Sad and funny at once. Thanks for the link.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:25 pmFor some reason, I am reminded of the scene when Donnie dies in The Big Lebowski.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:51 pm“That’s right,” spoke the Bad Undertaker. “Yet you should know that most people who choose the first package end up being haunted. And then they lose all their friends for being so cheap. Not that we would ever tell anyone, of course.”
Ok surely thats exagerrated? Would they actually say something like that?
And a driver doesn’t come with the hearse?
I mean i assume it is a little exaggerrated by the style, but would it be by that much? Sounds crazy.
January 18th, 2006 at 11:34 pmFor some reason, I am reminded of the scene when Donnie dies in The Big Lebowski.
“GOD DAMN IT! Look, just because we’re bereaved, that doesn’t make us saps!”
January 19th, 2006 at 4:36 amI’ve never seen The Big Lebowski, but yeah, people need to stop letting grief turn them into idiots. When my grandpa died, my dad had to talk my grandma out of that sealed coffin nonsense.
January 19th, 2006 at 8:18 amThat article is lame and the sophomoric writing style is painful to read — although it explains a lot if this is the type that teaches English here. As in any situation, use common sense. An undertaker who tries to scam you into buying the expensive set deserves to be thrown out of the house. It’s also another reason to have a Christian ceremony as opposed to a Buddhist one. And this comes from a Westerner who will die here.
January 19th, 2006 at 9:37 amYeah, Curzon. But not everyone is the Mental Mighty Mouse you are.
January 19th, 2006 at 12:50 pm