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July 27, 2018

Health

Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left Behind

As the country’s population ages and shrinks, there’s increasing demand for services that clean out and dispose of the property of the dead.

Adam Minter Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2018 10min Permalink