[nickcarraway]

[a fool in paradise]

land is at a premium. alternate method is move off of japan and be buried someplace else.

[Mom MD]

I can remember my loved ones without carrying body parts with me or visiting an elaborate grave. In addition their remains are if no importance to me. They are not there. I will see them again whole and healthy when Christ returns or I am gathered to Him. YMMV

[ex-cadet]

In THAILAND it is common to pulverize the cremains & enclose some of the ashes in a small urn (usually made of gold) that is put on a chain & worn as jewelry around the family member’s neck.

Yours, ex-cadet

[dfwgator]

What could possibly go wrong?

[larrytown]

Where’dya put the batteries in the first one?

[blueunicorn6]

The perfect way to pay reparations.

“Here’s great, great, great Grandpa. See if you can get any money out of him.”

[wastedyears]

Those crazy Japanese.

[Richard Axtell]

Shape and size are key, and therefore I will not comment on the first one. The small black one, with the Samurai Clan symbol on it, is most interesting. My family has a “Coat of Arms”, at least I think it does. That would go on the lacquered container. Plus, if they are small enough, several relatives or loved ones could “share” the remains of the deceased in their homes. This is a bit of a weird but not unheard of concept.

[Teflonic]

I thought this would be about these strange head urns: https://boingboing.net/2021/04/19/3d-printed-cremation-urns-of-the-deceaseds-head-to-hold-their-ashes.html

[LimitedPowers]

"Anytime, anywhere, you can rest with your loved ones.”

Sounds like a motto for a protection racket.