Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1270698/tokyo-government-steps-in-to-keep-sento-bathhouses-alive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1270698/tokyo-gov</span><span class="invisible">ernment-steps-in-to-keep-sento-bathhouses-alive/</span></a> Tokyo government steps in to keep ‘sento’ bathhouses alive <a href="https://channels.im/tags/alive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alive</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bathhouses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bathhouses</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Keep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keep</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/sento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sento</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/steps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steps</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京都</span></a> TOKYO — As Japan’s traditional bathhouses, or sento, face a wave of closures across Tokyo, the metropolitan government is launching initiatives to help find new ownership and to assist with renovating facilities. With aging owners confronted with a shrinking customer base and costly repairs, ma…</p>