According to Tokyo Metropolitan Government projections, demand for cremations will begin to outstrip existing capacities in the next decade.
Tokyo is looking into constructing several small public crematoria, as concerns have emerged over meeting demand for cremations in an aging population, along with the increasing price of the procedure. In Japan, 99.97% of people are cremated. On Wednesday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s exploratory committee on crematoria, made up mostly of Tokyo ward and city mayors, discussed the matter with the aim of compiling a report by the end of next March.
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