As you can infer from its lengthy name, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology has its fingers in a lot of different pies. It turns out that one of those pies is ...

Japan has launched a campaign to convert unpopular Asian-style squat toilets into sit-on "western" models, as the nation prepares to welcome tens of millions of foreign tourists in the run-up to the ...

Japan Toilet Labo representative director Atsushi Kato speaks about restrooms in evacuation centers in areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, in Tokyo on May 22, 2024. (Mainichi/Hiroya ...

This photo provided by the Tawaramoto Municipal Government shows a squat toilet at Tawaramoto Elementary School, which will be renovated to a Western-style toilet this summer. TAWARAMOTO, Nara -- A ...

Japan’s feature-rich toilets, with such luxurious comforts as heated seats and gentle sprays of butt-washing water, are a source of technological prestige for the nation. However, the Japanese phrase ...