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.

Having worn a mask for so long, some people may have forgotten how to smile. In class they practice moving different face muscles to relearn how to smile without looking too awkward. Good morning. I'm ...

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 ...

With Japan returning to a normal life after the Covid-19 pandemic, some people are getting help with something that they find awkward doing – smiling without a mask. At the Akabane-kita Elderly Relief ...