Portable outdoor saunas a hot hit in Japan
December 25, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
A portable sauna is seen set up in a snowfield, in this photo provided by Fireside Co.
Satoru Shirasawa is seen with a backpack holding tools and parts for assembling a portable sauna, at Fireside Co. in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2020. (Mainichi/Mari Sakane) NAGANO The sale of portable saunas has been brisk in Japan as more and more people are finding the steaming hot outdoor device convenient and comforting. The Backpack Sauna, as the 13-kilogram product is called, comes with a tent, a stove and other items in a backpack, allowing users to set up a sauna wherever they like, from mountains and rivers to snowfields. People can warm themselves up inside a tent serving as a sauna while listening to chirping birds and burbling streams, and then cool down in a river or a lake when it gets hot.
30% of people abused by teachers suffered sexual violence in class: Japan survey
December 16, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
Ikuko Ishida is seen announcing the results of a survey at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Dec. 10, 2020. (Mainichi/Akira Okubo) TOKYO A survey of people who have experienced or came close to experiencing sexual violence from staff at school when they were pupils has revealed that some 80% of those polled were victimized at school, with the largest number around 30% reported the acts taking place during lessons. The findings were announced on Dec. 10 during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology s press club by Ikuko Ishida, 43, who previously came forward about alleged sexual abuse she suffered between ages 15 and 19 from her junior high school teacher.
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