Company apologizes to bereaved family after body was mixed up and cremated before funeral in Osaka. The company that made the mistake of mixing up bodies was Izumiya, a funeral service in Osaka and Nara prefectures, located in Chuo Ward, Osaka.
As a result of the mix-up, the woman in her 90s was cremated within 24 hours of her death, which is suspected to be in violation of the Cemetery Burial Act. The police are investigating the details of the incident.