By HIROKI KOIKE/ Staff Writer
September 28, 2019 at 07:00 JST
Children flee with bath pails on their heads in an evacuation drill in January at the Manzaiyu public bathhouse in Kobe’s Nagata Ward. (Provided by Satoshi Harasawa)
“Sento” public bathhouses around Japan have stepped up their anti-disaster efforts to ensure their customers, whether naked or not, can flee to safety and to provide comfort and security to residents in emergencies. [Read More]
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