By HIROKI KOIKE/ Staff Writer
September 28, 2019 at 07:00 JST
Survivors of the Great Hanshin Earthquake wait in front of a bathhouse in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 1995. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
“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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