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Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat
Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat
by  AFP

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. Japan has never imposed a strict Covid-19 lockdown, and places such as gyms and sentos remained open even when many offices switched to home working and restaurants shortened opening hours.

'Quiet quitting' raising a din in stressful US workplaces
'Quiet quitting' raising a din in stressful US workplaces
by  AFP

They are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and emails and generally, if softly, saying "no" more often -- some American workers are embracing the concept of "quiet quitting" as they push back against what some see as the stifling trap of constant connectivity.

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