• Some people in Japan reportedly became so used to wearing face masks during the COVID pandemic that they are taking classes to teach them how to smile again.
• Instructor Keiko Kawano said that students in her classes hold mirrors up to their faces and use their hands to stretch their mouths up and outward, forcing themselves to smile.
• Reuters reported that Kawano has seen an uptick in demand at her business Egaoiku, which means “smile education,” for her smile classes now that the pandemic is over. Mask use in Japan was nearly universal during the pandemic, the report said.

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