TOKYO: As winter descends on Japan, the soaring energy prices squeezing budgets around the world are starting to hurt the nation’s consumers and companies....
The kerosene used to heat its large, communal bathtubs in Gunma prefecture, 90km from Tokyo, has since become so expensive that they are considering substituting some of it for firewood.“ It feels completely different now, ” Tsukui said....
Bathhouse entry fees are set by the prefecture, so Tsukui can’t raise his prices to reflect increa
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