When it comes to Japanese-style toilets with history, the first that springs to mind is the one in Hotel Gajoen Tokyo. This elegant hotel, formerly known as Meguro Gajoen, was also dubbed the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - On southwestern Japan's Miyajima island, a short walk from one of the country's most famous ancient temple sites, there's a brand new attraction for tourists - a state-of-the art ...

Between the futuristic "Blade Runner"-esque toilets and the slightly terrifying (but healthier for you) traditional squatters, Japanese restrooms can be a bit intimidating for a first-time user. And ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tourists in Japan are being educated on how best to wipe their bottoms and use bidets thanks to a new tongue-in-cheek video. The tutorial shows a man in a suit demonstrating the correct bathroom ...

A Japanese-style squat toilet is seen in a station in Fukuoka Prefecture, in this photo provided by Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu). FUKUOKA -- They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, ...

This illustration depicts a boy holding in his urge to use the restroom because he is not used to Japanese-style squat toilets. (Mainichi/Tsumugi Otani) TOKYO -- One in three boys and nearly one in ...