Smithsonian Magazine

What Are Wind Phones, and How Do They Help With Grief?

The first wind phone was built in 2010 in Otsuchi, Japan. Matthew Komatsu via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 My mother died in my home in hospice in 2020, on the day my state of Washington went ...
Yahoo

Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first wind phone was built in 2010 in Otsuchi, Japan. Matthew Komatsu/Wikimedia Commons My mother died in my home in hospice ...
AOL

The Japanese Telephone Booth Used to Speak to Loved Ones Who Have Passed

In Japan, a disconnected telephone booth became an unexpected space for private grief. The booth, often referred to as the “wind phone,” enables people to speak with loved ones who have passed away ...
The Oakland Press

Wind phone will allow people to ‘talk’ with their loved ones after their death

Rebecca Manzella, location manager of Resurrection Funeral Home in Clinton Township, has noticed an increase in the number of people interested in personalized and unconventional funerals. Rather than ...