No matter where we are in the lifespan, loss, death and dying are difficult experiences. Cultures vary as to how they process and experience these events. Share an Internet resource that describes another culture's approach to death, dying, mourning, grief or bereavement. Please share how they may experience this with respect to one of the following: death of a child (natural causes or accident), death of a spouse, terminal illness in a child or adult, or the elderly. Please cite your resource(s).

• Although loss, death and dying are part of the human experience, the processes and beliefs involved vary from culture to culture. Kanayama (2017) identifies that the dead are accorded the same respect as living people in Japanese culture, and the Japanese believe in life after death. 
• Since the dead are seen as living persons, their families may reject autopsies to prevent hurting the body and claim the deceased bring them home because the morgue is viewed as quite lonely (Kanayama, 2017). 
• The people are keen to ensure that the deceased have all their body parts to prevent suffering in their afterlife. A dying person may ask their children to make final arrangements for them, and the eldest son is often given this responsibility (Applebury, 2017).
•  The funerals include a wake, cremation, scattering of ashes and periodic memorial service. Mourning is viewed as acceptable and the grief and mourning period varies depending on the individual's relationship to the deceased.

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Although loss, death and dying are part of the human experience, the processes and beliefs involved vary from culture to culture. Kanayama (2017) identifies that the dead are accorded the same respect as living people in Japanese culture, and the Japanese believe in life after death. Since the dead are seen as living persons, their families may reject autopsies to prevent hurting the body and claim the deceased bring them home because the morgue is viewed as quite lonely (Kanayama, 2017). The people are keen to ensure that the deceased have all their body parts to prevent suffering in their afterlife. A dying person may ask their children to make final arrangements for them, and the eldest son is often given this responsibility (Applebury, 2017). The funerals include a wake, cremation, scattering of ashes and periodic memorial service. Mourning is viewed as acceptable and the grief and mourning period varies depending on the individual's relationship to the deceased. For instance, a child's death through suicide causes the highest level of grief to their parents (Applebury, 2017).