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The operator of a century-old ryokan inn in southwestern Japan admits telling staff not to regularly change its hot-spring bathwater, which led to levels of legionella bacteria as much as 3,700 times over standard limits.
A century-old ryokan traditional inn in southwestern Japan has only been changing its hot spring bathwater twice yearly, leading to legionella bacteria levels as much as 3,700 times over standard limits, local officials say.
Yomiuri Shimbun ANN/JAPAN NEWS – No doubt there are many who endure life in the congested city, vaguely longing all the while for greener surroundings. But the reality is that relatively few people will ever actually make a move to escape the rat race. Our writer asked two who had moved to the mountains all […]
ANN/JAPAN NEWS – Extracting rare earths from mud in the seabed 6,000 metres undersea is being considered by the government. Domestic procurement of such mineral resources, which are essential for the production of electronic devices, is important for the nation to break its dependence on imports of rare earths from China. In 2012, rare-earth mud […]
Takuya Matsuda ANN/JAPAN NEWS – Known as the smallest inhabited isle in Okayama Prefecture, Matsushima island is located just a stone’s throw from the prefecture’s Mt Washu in Kurashiki City. Nature was already beginning to reclaim the abandoned island when a young man moved there from Tokyo to become its sole resident. Takuji Wakimura, 25, […]