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The term “East Asia ” refers to Hong Kong , Japan , South Korea and Taiwan .
For legal and logistical reasons, we did not survey several other places that are generally considered part of East Asia .
In each of the five societies surveyed, large shares of the population say they have done the following in the past 12 months to honor their ancestors.
Nearly eight -in- ten Vietnamese adults say the spirit of an ancestor has ever helped them.
Buddhists are more likely than Christians and the religiously unaffiliated to say they have spoken to their ancestors about what is happening in their lives.
Most East Asians and Vietnamese who have a family gravesite say they visit it at least once a year.
People in all five places surveyed say it would be at least somewhat important to follow tradition.
In Japan , 92% of adults say their family both cremates and buries deceased family members.
Fewer adults in other places report choosing both cremation and burial for dead relatives.
Buddhists across the region are more likely than people who have no religion to believe in rebirth.
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