Japan faces a burial crisis: 166,000 graves closed in 2023. Discover how AI ancestors, virtual cemeteries, and time-limited graves are revolutionizing death culture in the world's most aging society.
◆Introduction: Where tradition meets technology in Japan's graveyard revolution
As Japan's birthrate plummets and 300,000 graves vanish yearly by 2040, families are abandoning ancestral tombs. But innovation rises from the ashes: AI recreates the deceased for conversations, metaverse cemeteries host virtual gatherings, and time-limited graves solve the burden of eternal maintenance. Join Sakura and Professor Haru as they explore how Japan is reimagining death, memory, and farewell in the digital age—balancing 1,000 years of tradition with cutting-edge Death Tech solutions.
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