Environmentally friendly and easy to toss in a toiletry bag, shampoo bars are a conscientious choice for travelers.

The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats.

And antibacterial soaps are no better at preventing disease than regular soap and water ... in the public interest was necessary for us to wash our hands of these toxins.

When you have a big pile of dirty laundry demanding your attention, it's so tempting to just toss everything into the same wash cycle and call it a day. However, not sorting your clothes before doing ...

Are we washing our clothes too much? Well, according to the French, it's time to step away from the washing machine and let our smelly clothes breathe... Advice from the French government’s ...

One of Japan’s four haiku masters, Shiki nailed the art of writing short verses that play on words and never rhyme. Heading to the underground haiku, jazz and magic bar. In a nod to its heritage ...

Man, 74, and his lorry fell into 40-metre gap, which may be the result of corroded sewage pipes, on Tuesday More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to ...

A 74-year-old man and his lorry were swallowed by the sinkhole when it appeared in Yashio, just north of Tokyo, on Tuesday - Kyodo/Newscom/Avalon ...

1.2 million residents across 12 cities and towns of Saitama Prefecture in Japan were told to use less ... residents to limit showering and washing clothes to ease pressure on the area sewage ...

Knowing how to clean a washing machine is one of those cleaning hacks you may not consider until a sour smell is coming from the laundry room ... “Anything from soap scum, detergent, fabric ...

Before fine dust and dirt settle on your favourite white hoodie or pair of jeans, wash them frequently. The coloured counterparts of the same items need fewer visits to the laundry, but whites ...