Hotel chief apologizes for only changing the water in a spa bath twice a year instead of once a week, report says

• A Japanese guesthouse owner has apologized for rarely changing the water in a spa bath, per CNN.
• The water in the bath should have been changed weekly, according to local regulations.
• Legionella bacteria was detected in the bath at 3,700 times the permitted level, CNN reported.

A Japanese hotel boss has apologized for only changing the water in a spa bath twice a year instead of once a week.

The traditional Japanese bath, known as an onsen, was found to contain potentially deadly bacteria during a health inspection, CNN affiliate TV Asahi reported.