Takuya Shimbo, the third-generation owner of a Tokyo public bath house, was full of plans for a new style public bath - with craft beer and live music - that he hoped would help revive the dying industry.

Tokyo bathhouse owners struggle to keep business afloat amid pandemic

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Tokyo bathhouse owners struggle to keep business afloat amid pandemic