It strikes me how bare I am here, without all the markers I usually carry – Canadian, Japanese, insider, outsider. None of it ...

As the economy boomed after the second world war, private bathrooms became increasingly common and the demand for bathhouses ...

A wash and dry takes 15 minutes. Sanyo Electric’s human washing machine exhibited during the 1970 event was called Ultrasonic Bath. When the bather sat inside the egg-shaped tub, it ...