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This picture taken on April 2, 2022 shows a traditional Japanese cemetery in Arashiyama, Kyoto prefecture. - Traditionally in Japan, cremated remains are placed in family tombs used over many generations and tended by the family's eldest sons but Japan's disproportionately greying population makes for an imbalance between the number of new graves needing tending and the young people willing and able to do it. To address the problem, a crop of modern, indoor cemetery facilities have emerged, offering to store remains for a set period, often up to three decades. - TO GO WITH: Japan-death-social-culture-religion, FOCUS by Hiroshi Hiyama (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Japan-death-social-culture-religion, FOCUS by Hiroshi Hiyama (Photo by BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)For a population to remain stable, it needs a fertility rate of 2.1, defined as the total number of births a woman has in her lifetime. A higher rate will see a population expand, with a large proportion of children and youth, as seen in India and many African nations.
Originally published at CNN.com Wire Service