Our Message

The loss of a loved one is always a traumatic experience, no matter when or where it happens. When a death occurs overseas in a different culture with a different language, the loss can be even more difficult to deal with for family and friends. Their anxiety and distress would be immeasurable.
At JEC Co., Ltd., we promise to support the grieving families warmly and ensure the repatriation of their loved one takes place in a timely, seamless, respectful manner and with the peaceful appearance.
Our company name, JEC stands for Japan Embalming Corporation, and we are a long-established company specializing in embalming since 1995.
Our care service, embalming, by definition is the disinfection, preservation, and restoration of the deceased. Through embalming, we protect the dignity of the deceased and provide heartfelt support to the bereaved families, allowing them to say their final goodbyes with peace of mind. We understand the importance of grieving support through years of experience in dealing with bereavement. We aspire to be a company that provides warm and sincere support to assist those who have lost their loved ones.

JEC × CELMO GROUP

We have 72 funeral homes expanding Japan.

We, JEC Co., Ltd. are a subsidiary of Celmo Group that owns 72 funeral homes in Japan. Being a full-service mortuary company, our well-experienced funeral directors are there for you and your family to assist with all your funeral needs.
We are able to respond to a wide variety of requests from families with different nationalities, religions, and funeral tradition. We all come together as one-team to provide total funeral care, including repatriations.

When your final destination is outside of oar area, we have a vast network all over Japan that can introduce a funeral home at your final destination.

What Is A Repatriation?

Repatriation is the procedure to return a decedent who has passed away in a foreign country back to their country of origin.

  • From Japan To Overseas
  • From Overseas To Japan

Types of the International Repatriation

  • shipment of an
    embalmed body
  • shipment of an
    unembalmed
    body
  • shipment of
    cremated
    remains
  • taking cremated
    remains with

What Is Embalming?

Embalming is the post-mortem preparation defined as disinfection, preservation,
and restoration of the deceased. Embalming may be necessary when repatriating the deceased.

The General Procedure For Repatriation

Shipment of a Body

From Japan To Overseas

From Japan To Overseas

Funeral Services are available before the repatriation.

From Overseas To Japan

From Overseas To Japan

※We will assist you in finding and coordinating with other funeral homes if your final destination does not have one of our branches.

Shipment of Cremated Remains

From Japan To Overseas

From Japan To Overseas

※Prior to depature,Memorial Service is avaliable.

From Overseas To Japan

From Overseas To Japan

※Our professional staff will be there to receive the cremated remains.
※We will assist you in finding and coordinating with other funeral homes if your final destination does not have one of our branches.

Services We Offer…

We have years of experience and knowledge to support the grieving families passionately in order to handle complex procedures promptly and seamlessly. Our professional service commitments to serve each family with the utmost care, respect and dignity. Our services are available both in Japanese and in English.
When the family requests their loved ones remains be return back home, most countries require the deceased to be embalmed before transportation.

Our well- trained professional embalmers provide embalming service not only for the purpose of preservation but also giving a natural lifelike appearance of the deceased for a delayed funeral. The embalming procedure, quality and results, will vary from country to country and the training of the embalmers. When your loved one is returning to Japan, we offer a “Re-preparation Service” that includes re-setting the appearance and applying cosmetics based on our funeral customs and traditions.

  • Top Quality Embalming

    Top Quality
    Embalming

  • Care Service After Arrival

    Care Service
    After Arrival

  •  English and Japanese Available

    English and
    Japanese Available

  •  Documents Translation

    Documents
    Translation

  •  In Person Arrangements

    In Person
    Arrangements

  • Online Consultation Arrangements

    Online
    Consultation
    Arrangements

  •  Well-Experienced Funeral Directors

    Well-Experienced
    Funeral Directors

  •  Accessibility of Int’ l Airports

    Accessibility of
    Int’ l Airports

  •  Warm and Sincere Supports

    Warm and
    Sincere Supports

  •  Total Support Service

    Total Support
    Service

Feedbacks From the Families

  • A Foreigner Living in Japan

    He visited our funeral home and consulted about his funeral arrangements after being diagnosed as terminally ill. After he passed away, we embalmed him and dressed him in his preferred traditional attire. The funeral and cremation were conducted with grace and tranquility. The bereaved family went back to his home country with his cremated remains.

    We appreciate that all of his wish was come true with the funeral. I was nervous about taking his ashes on the airplane but all the documents and procedures were well taken care by JEC’s staffs. I’m glad to be able to take him back to his home country.

  • A Foreigner Visiting in Japan

    She was visiting a rural area when she suddenly passed away. We had online consulate arrangements with her family. They wanted her to be home as soon as possible, we coordinated with the local funeral home. Embalming and procedure of shipment were done timely to repatriate her.

    There was nobody who spoke English at the local funeral home. During the online video consultation arrangements, the English-speaking staff explained the entire process that my wife would go through before she was ready to send. The staff was very polite and kind, patiently answering all the small questions we had. After my wife arrived in our town, she emailed us to express her heartfelt condolences. Initially, we were considering a closed-casket funeral, but her appearance was so peaceful that we were grateful to be able to have an open-casket service.

  • A Japanese living in A Foreign Country

    He was living in a foreign country for over 20 years, he passed away after battling with an illness. His local friends requested his family to have a funeral there. We introduced his family with a local funeral home. After the cremation, his ashes were divided into two urns, one for the local cemetery and the other for Japan. Upon his return to Japan, they had a beautiful funeral ceremony.

    If JEC did not introduce us to a local funeral home otherwise, we would have no idea how we could commemorate our father’s death with his friends. His cremated remains were placed in both local and Japanese cemeteries. The funeral we had in Japan was needed for us to accept his death.

  • A Japanese Visiting A Foreign Country

    He had an accident during his business trip in overseas. We had a consultation with the family and shared what the family’s requests through online video consultation arrangements with the local funeral home. After returning to Japan, our embalmers performed restoration on his facial trauma. The funeral ceremony took place at one of our branches.

    It was a really difficult time for me to stay focused. Having my husband at home and being able to hold a funeral wi th his friends and colleagues was deeply appreciated

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