“I hadn’t used my facial muscles much during COVID,” said a 20-year-old student of Keiko Kawano, who teaches the art of smiling.

Woman calls out how people are smiling differently these days . ... this mouth-open smile is now the norm. @_mismelon admitted that she was baffled, having noticed the shift in recent videos.

Even a faked smile makes you feel happier, a huge international study published Thursday has concluded. Designed in part by Israeli scientists, the 19-country peer-reviewed research found that ...

After three years of Covid-era masking, some Japanese people feel their facial expressions are a bit rusty. Enter Keiko Kawano, smile instructor. By Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives Hisako Ueno reported ...

Smile coach Keiko Kawano teaches a man at a smile training course in Tokyo, June 22, 2023. Keiko Kawano's company Egaoiku, or 'Smiling Education', has seen an increase in demand as many people ...