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"We Cannot Ignore This" and "We Feel a Sense of Crisis" - Rising Cremation Fees in Tokyo's 23 Wards Become a Hidden Issue in the Metropolitan Assembly Election

With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election (voting on the 22nd) drawing to a close, the issue of soaring cremation fees in the 23 wards has become a hidden point of contention. The Communist Party has clearly stated in its policy collection that it will "reduce cremation fees," and some candidates from the Democratic Party for the People have expressed their sense of crisis over foreign capital entering the cremation industry on social networ…
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With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election (voting on the 22nd) drawing to a close, the issue of soaring cremation fees in the 23 wards has become a hidden point of contention. The Communist Party has clearly stated in its policy collection that it will "reduce cremation fees," and some candidates from the Democratic Party for the People have expressed their sense of crisis over foreign capital entering the cremation industry on social networ…

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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