A father's grief over the loss of his daughter has spawned a new industry: figurines of deceased relatives made with 3-D printing.
The work of an Osaka-based printing company, the models are already proving popular and are helping families recover from bereavement.
A plaster figure of a young, lively girl with a big smile and open arms, wearing sneakers and a shoulder bag was created upon request of the grieving father, who lost his daughter in a car accident about two years ago.