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Japan inn apologises after hot spring bathwater found to have bacteria 3,700 times over standard limit

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The head of an upscale Japanese inn apologised on Tuesday (Feb 28) for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit.

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South China Morning Post

Japan inn let germs breed in bathwater as owner ‘didn’t like chlorine smell’

The lax measures at Daimaru Besso inn allowed legionella bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Japan inn apologises after hot spring bathwater found to have bacteria 3,700 times over standard limit

TOKYO: The head of an upscale Japanese inn apologised on Tuesday (Feb 28) for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit. Local ordinances stipulate a weekly replacement of the water in which guests

1 year ago·Singapore

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CBS News

An upscale inn rarely changed the communal bathwater. A probe found 3,700 times the standard limit of legionella bacteria.

"It was a selfish reason," said the president of the company operating the nearly 160-year-old inn.

1 year ago

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RTÉ

Japanese inn sorry for changing bathwater twice a year

The head of an upscale Japanese inn has apologised for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit.

1 year ago·Ireland

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Today

Japan inn sorry for changing communal bathwater twice a year

TOKYO — The head of an upscale Japanese inn apologised on Tuesday (Feb 28) for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit.

1 year ago·Singapore

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The Japan Times

Japan inn operator admits staff did not change hot-spring bathwater

The Fukuoka Prefectural Government found that the inn only changed the bathwater twice yearly. A local ordinance says it should be changed at least once a week.

1 year ago·Japan

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