Table 1.

Components of Good Death in Japan.

Constantly important domain	1.Physical and psychological comfort
	2. Dying in a favorite place
	3. Good relationship with medical staff
	4. Maintaining hope and pleasure
	5. Not being a burden to others
	6. Good relationship with family
	7. Physical and cognitive control
	8. Environmental comfort
	9. Being respected as an individual
	10. Life completion
Individually different domain	11. Natural death
	12. Preparation for death
	13. Role accomplishment and contribution to others
	14. Unawareness of death
	15. Fighting against cancer
	16. Pride and beauty
	17. Control over future
	18. Religious and spiritual comfort

Constantly important domain: Most Japanese endorse the relevance as component of good death; Individually different domain: Some Japanese endorse the relevance as component of good death but others do not.