The COVID-19 pandemic didn't manage to kill off Dai-ni Takara-yu, a traditional Japanese public bath on a Tokyo back street where neighbours have soaked their cares away since 1949. By Elaine Lies ...

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Public baths, or sento, have long been a cherished part of life in Japan but their owners are facing a spike in prices for fuel that heats the boiler that feeds hot water into the tubs TOKYO, Nov 26 ...

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic didn't manage to kill off Dai-ni Takara-yu, a traditional Japanese public bath on a Tokyo back street where neighbours have soaked their cares away ...