Yahoo

For Gen Z in Japan, a 'Hollywood smile' is worth $55. Hour-long classes aim to teach students how to smile again without a mask.

After getting used to wearing masks, Gen Z Japanese students are taking classes to learn how to smile. Keiko Kawano is a former radio host turned smile instructor who started her own company in 2017.
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Japanese get trained in 'Hollywood' smiles as masks slowly come off

"Culturally, a smile signifies that I'm not holding a gun and I'm not a threat to you," said smile instructor Keiko Kawano. In one of Keiko Kawano's recent classes, more than a dozen Tokyo art school ...
朝日新聞社

Many turn to smiling lessons as society begins to go maskless

Thirty-seven people, including the elderly, took a smiling lesson to prepare for taking off their masks in public following three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The instruction was held in the ...
Yahoo News Canada

For Gen Z in Japan, a 'Hollywood smile' is worth $55. Hour-long classes aim to teach students how to smile again without a mask.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After getting used to wearing masks, Gen Z Japanese students are taking classes to learn how to smile. Keiko Kawano is a former ...