"Sono Shini-kata-ha Meiwaku-desu" by HONDA Keiko

Ms. Honda is a Gyousei-syoshi, a person who has qualifications to write public documents in Japan, and she usually advises about inheritances and supports to write testaments. The title of this book means "The way to die causes troubles", and the main topic of this book is about the testaments and three documents which are necessary before the death.

Generally speaking, in Japan talking about the death is taboo. So many people are not concerning about their death, and their knowledge about the testaments have many mistakes. Therefore many troubles tend to be occur after a person's death. This book explains about the mistakes by quoting many examples she encountered in her daily work. She also explains about three documents which are necessary when people become old, and all these documents must be prepared when the person is healthy and has vitality.

I knew a little about the testaments, but didn't know about the three documents. I should think about these things as soon as possible... Of course it is not enough only to think about them, and we have to act (^_^;;;

P.S.
Of course these are valid only in Japan.

(Finished reading on Apr. 13, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* HONDA Keiko : 本田桂子
* Sono Shini-kata-ha Meiwaku-desu : その死に方は迷惑です