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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Trend: Mobility: Photo Morbid


According to Reuters, Japan's obsession with camera-equipped mobile phones has taken a bizarre twist, with mourners at funerals now using the devices to capture a final picture of the deceased... "Some can't grasp 'reality' unless they take a photo and share it with others ... It comes from a desire to keep a strong bond with the deceased," social commentator Toru Takeda told the paper. "

Get a glimpse at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060216/tc_nm/japan_funeral_dc


via Picturephoning.com

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