Japan Opens First Drive-through Funeral Service (japantimes.co.jp)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday December 18, 2017 @05:01AM from the when-in-Japan dept.

A funeral home with a drive-thru window opened in Nagano Prefecture on Sunday, allowing mourners to pay their respects without getting out of the car. From a report: The operator of the Aishoden funeral home in Ueda said the service is the first of its kind in Japan. It is primarily aimed at allowing seniors and the disabled to attend funerals but may also be used in the future by people short on time. During a tour Saturday, residents lined up to get a look at the innovative facility, which allows drive-thru mourners to stop their cars next to a window and enter their names and addresses on a device handed over by a waiting receptionist.

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Phht That's nothing by Anonymous Coward · 2017-12-18 05:59 · Score: 2, Funny

With my Amazon Prime membership, I can have the deceased shipped to me. I get it within two days, pay my respects, and then print out a return label and drop the corpse off at Staples.
No thanks. by Wdomburg · 2017-12-18 06:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Manually enter my name on a device? What century are we in?
I'll start attending funerals when I can check in via E-ZPass. And they better have a 20MPH lane. I'm not slowing down to 5MPH for anyone but immediate family.