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Music rocks 'sento' public bath, breathes life into tradition

Music rocks 'sento' public bath, breathes life into tradition

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in line before a concert at the Bentenyu public bathhouse in Tokyo's Musashino City on Dec. 10, 2009. An event called ''Furo Rock'' has been held 18 times since 2005 in the hope of drawing people to the bathhouse amid a decline in the number of visitors. A coin laundry next to the bathhouse has been reborn as an eatery that becomes a small bar at night.

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Trading companies help revitalize local areas

Trading companies help revitalize local areas

TOKYO, Japan - The first exam to certify ''grain sommeliers'' is held under sponsorship of the Japan Millet Association in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 10, 2005.

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