A funeral home with a drive-thru window to open in Japan

A funeral home with a drive-thru window to open in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2017, shows a drive-thru window at the Aishoden funeral home in Ueda, a medium-sized city in Nagano Prefecture, which will open the following day. The drive-thru window, the first of its kind in Japan according to the operator, will allow mourners to pay their respects without getting out of the car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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