Funeral operators in Japan have recently been offering online services for bereaved families to mourn their loved ones remotely, amid government calls to reduce human contact to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.Nishida Sougisha, a funeral parlor in Nagoya, central Japan, is using a videoconferencing app to allow mourners to participate in services."A funeral is a time to say our final farewell to the deceased," a company official said. "We want people to utilize our services so as not to become estranged from others (while in quarantine)."At a funeral for an elderly man held at t…READ FULL ARTICLE
