If there's one thing Japan is passionate about, it's toilets. Potties, loos, restrooms, john, powder room, however you say it, Japan has put a lot of thought into the smallest room of the house. Japan ...

KITA-KYUSHU, JAPAN – If there’s one thing Japan is passionate about, it’s toilets. Potties, loos, restrooms, john, powder room, however you say it, Japan has put a lot of thought into the smallest ...

KITA-KYUSHU, Japan — If there’s one thing Japan is passionate about, it’s toilets. Potties, loos, restrooms, johns, powder rooms — however you say it, Japan has put a lot of thought into the smallest ...

A toilet made by Toto Ltd. featuring the "stool scan" function is seen in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward, July 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Hisano) FUKUOKA -- Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is this August ...

Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto’s president says not even tariffs will halt its advance. Toto’s showroom in ...

I will always remember the first time I walked into a Tokyo bathroom and, with the automatic lift of its lid, a Japanese “smart toilet” happily greeted me. It didn’t end there. Mounted to the wall was ...

More than 15% of people who use the toilet do not wash their hands every time, according to a survey released Thursday by Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency. The survey was conducted ahead of the peak ...