Since then, old-fashioned Japanese iron bathtubs have been gruesomely known as goemon-?­buro. 
The Japanese are notorious for never having bath tubs in their homes, and instead favoring showers.
mnli hypothesis: The Japanese are notorious for never having bath tubs in their homes, and instead favoring showers. premise: Since then, old-fashioned Japanese iron bathtubs have been gruesomely known as goemon-?­buro. 