Japan s Killer Bath Epidemic (2002)

Killer Baths (2002) - Japan - An incredible 14,000 people per year die in the bath in Japan, paramedics are trying to get to the bottom of the problem. Subscribe to Journeyman here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2YmsRUeIbRkqjgNm0eTGQ?sub_confirmation=1 In winter the average Japanese spends 30 minutes a day in a scorching 42 degree bath -- aiming to become yudedako, or "boiled octopus." The tradition results in heart attacks for the elderly. Kenji Tanaka, 83, was unconscious for 20 minutes. "I don t know a better way to go!" he quips. For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/10219/short-films/killer-baths.html Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpi... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Produced by ABC Australia. Ref - 1351