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There is an issue in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan which is trying to establish Muslim burial in the prefecture by the Governor Murai, who has been in the office since then (20 years).
14 years ago, on March 11th, 2011, a great earthquake shook the whole country and took everyone by surprise.
The land shifted in approximately 24m due east by 9.0+ magnituted on the Richter scale.
Fukushima’s NPP brokedown and caused havoc all around the world.
Debris from Tsunami washed on to the coast of California.
Many of the crematoriums broke down as well.
Japan is a country that cremates 99.7+ % of the population.
During the Meiji Era, July 18th, 1873, Emperor Meiji decided no more cremation in Japan due to Shinto beliefs of outsting the Buddhist power.
Another reason for banning cremation was the fume and smell of body during cremation. There were no regulations and filtering systems like now (yes, that was 150 yaers ago).
But after close to 2 years later, in 1875, Emperor Meiji restored cremation.
Why?
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https://jfuneral.substack.com/p/cremation-or-burial
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Not enough land for burial and the main reason was to stop the epidemic.
The epidemic was cholera, tiphus fever, influenza and such.
The public hygiene was the main concern.
To restore cremation, Meiji regime imposed a restriction of where and how it can be cremated.
From then on, bricked furnaces were made for high and faster combustion.
Before then, the local municipalities and people created “huts” as a simple solution for crematorium that angered people.
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