Yoshihiro Naoshima, a 33-year-old embalmer at Hokuriku Embalming Service in Kanazawa. -- PHOTO: THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN): Embalming, the process of preserving a dead body, is becoming a more common practice in Japan.
The procedure uses a combination of disinfection, preservation and cosmetic restoration, offering families one more opportunity to see their loved ones as they were in life.
