2023-06-05 15:53:13
More than a dozen students in Tokyo practiced having the most beautiful smile during an art class on Monday, due to the end of sanitary masks.
The students had to take a mirror in their hands, bring it up to their face and stretch the sides of their mouths upwards with their fingers, according to Archyde.com information.
For Professor Keiko Kawano, this training is widely requested in Japan, while masks have taken a huge place in our lives during the pandemic.
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A twenty-year-old student, Himawari Yoshida, says this is a very important course for her, as she needs to work on her smile before entering the job market.
“I haven’t used my facial muscles a lot during the pandemic, so it’s good exercise,” she says.
“Smile education”, Ms. Kawano’s company, has seen demand more than quadruple since last year.
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In Japan, masks were very popular even before the arrival of the pandemic. People wore them during fever season or students during exams to avoid getting sick.
The ‘Hollywood Smile Technique’, invented by Ms Kawano, includes ‘crescent eyes’, ’round cheeks’ and forming the edges of the mouth.
The coach believes residents of Japan are less likely to smile, due to their sense of security as an island nation and a unitary state.
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