101 East meets innovators throughout East Asia utilizing digital expertise to remodel how we grieve these we love.
East Asia is going through a demographic reckoning, with societies in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan ageing quickly.
With a drastic scarcity of burial house, a profitable new market is rising.
From AI avatars to DNA gems, expertise is bringing family members again to life – in digital kinds – elevating questions on whether or not it should assist heal or hinder the grieving course of.
101 East investigates how new expertise is remodeling the best way we bid farewell to these we love.
Printed On 19 Sep 2026
