TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo bathhouse is offering classes on topics ranging from comedy to gaming in hopes of luring younger bathers and reversing Japan's dying tradition of communal baths. During one ...

The Japanese yesterday proved that they won't let earthquakes, a tsunami, and an ongoing level-7 nuclear crisis get them down - by building a communal bath in the middle of the devastation. The ...

Hamish McDonald was narrating a short news segment about the rise of communal bathing, with at least four major bathhouses opening in Australia in the past year. He finished off by sharing he and ...

Walking around Tokyo, you may have noticed a number of tall, narrow chimneys rising above the skyline every so often. Such stacks are a good indication that you've stumbled across a sento, or communal ...

A Tokyo bathhouse is offering classes on topics ranging from comedy to gaming in hopes of luring younger patrons and reviving the dying tradition of communal baths. During one recent session of the ...