Herro Flom Japan

This guy has a good, long, detailed write-up about what a Japanese funeral is like. His description is similar to my own experiences with funerals here.

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The teen spray-painted the arm white and planted it in a flower pot, and then took his mother's head to a police station, where he turned himself in, police said. I hope my wife and I raise our children to deal with stress through more healthy methods. If you suddenly stop hearing from me…we failed. [...]

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The epicenter of yesterday's quake was 150 miles northwest of Tokyo, so we weren't affected. We only felt a mildly strong and long tremor.

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Yesterday on the train ride home I was smooshed up against a middle-aged man with a head full of dandruff the size of corn flakes. But that's not the gross part. The rotating ceiling fan was blowing them off his head and onto other commuters. I was this close to shrieking like a little girl.

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