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Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» TOKYO: Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.
Canadian offices going to the dogs as work-from-home ending
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» OTTAWA: Daisy moseys over to greet visitors, her tail wagging. She's listed as chief morale officer on Tungsten Collaborative's website, and is among the many pets joining their owners returning to Canadian offices after working from home through the pandemic.
Michelin fetes 'resilient' French cuisine but calls for more women
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» COGNAC, France: The Michelin Guide launched its 2022 edition on Tuesday, celebrating the resilience of the French food industry after two difficult years of pandemic, but calling for more women chefs.
'The bottom line': Scuba divers help preserve historic Bangkok mansion
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» A 200-year-old Chinese mansion in Bangkok's heart isn't an obvious place for a scuba school, but in a city relentlessly demolishing its architectural heritage the business is helping preserve the historic home.
Must be love: the Tokyo 'clinic' treating stuffed toys
AFP, Published on 05/11/2020
» TOKYO - At a Tokyo clinic, a woman in a white coat carefully records the particulars of the newest patient: a sheep-shaped stuffed toy.