Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan 'tree burials' are gaining in popularity
- Written by Natasha Mikles, Lecturer in Philosophy, Texas State University
Many of the tombs in Japan are elaborately decorated. Nearby visitors can buy flowers, buckets. brooms and other gardening tools to tidy up the graves.John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAs the global population continues to grow, space for putting the dead to rest is at a premium. In the U.S., some of the biggest cities are already short on...