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"Warm Seats, Precision Spray": Japan's High-Tech Toilets Go Global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.
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Court Relief To Japan Transgender Woman Over Access To Female Toilets
In a landmark verdict, Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
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Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth
Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper.
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Rest Vroom: Japan's Oldest Toilet Damaged In Car Crash
The original wooden door leading to the a toilet, which is said to date back to the 15th century, was "ruined" after the driver, a 30-year-old man from the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, accidentally backed his car into it
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This Unique Japanese Toilet With an Attached Sink Can Help Save Water, See Post
A recent internet sensation showcases a new design of a toilet in Japan that is a perfect example of sustainable living.
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Japanese Bullet Train Arrived 1 Min Late...Reason? The Driver Was On The Toilet
The driver of a speeding Japanese bullet train handed over the controls to an unqualified conductor so he could answer an urgent call... of nature, a rail operator has revealed.
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Toilet Rolls, Hand Sanitisers, Masks Fly Off Shelves Amid Coronavirus Fears
Shelves are being stripped bare of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser and surgical masks everywhere from Japan to France to the United States as panic buying criss-crosses the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains.
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Toilet Surrounded By Beautiful Aquarium Takes Social Media By Storm
Located at the Hipopo Papa Cafe in Akashi, Japan, this toilet is famous for being surrounded by a giant aquarium. Cafe customers can use the facilities while gazing at exotic fish - and a turtle.
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This Car Museum's "Instagrammable" Toilets Are Going Viral. See Pics
The Motorcar Museum of Japan is gaining much attention on social media, not for the cars it displays, but for the various imported toilet bowls in use in its restrooms.
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Japan, Home Of The High-Tech Loo, Hopes Basic Toilet Can Save Lives
Japan may be famous for high-tech toilets, but one local firm is hoping a much more basic model can help solve deadly sanitation problems in developing countries.
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World Cup Fans Trigger Plumbing Disaster In Dash To Use Loo
Armchair Japan fans following their team's 2-1 World Cup win over Colombia risked triggering a plumbing disaster of biblical proportions when millions rushed to the toilet at half-time.
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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Star Akshay Kumar Is 'Bollywood's Banker,' Says Foreign Media
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha will expand its wings in the foreign film circuit as the makers will release the film in certain "non-traditional territories"
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Toyota Goes Down The Toilet, Literally
In a bid to aid in solving the global warming crisis, Toyota might soon start using human waste to power its upcoming electric cars. Apparently, the Japanese auto giant has found a way to convert sewage sludge, which is mostly made up of human waste, into hydrogen that can fuel cars like the Mirai.
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Cold Rice Balls, No Flush Toilets At Quake-Hit Japan Shelter
In this mountainous Japanese town known for its hot springs, prized beef and Jersey milk cows, more than 2,000 people have taken refuge from earthquakes at school gymnasiums and community centers, surviving on rock-hard biscuits, cold rice balls and bread.
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How Japan's Toilet Obsession Produced Some Of The World's Best Bathrooms
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.
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"Warm Seats, Precision Spray": Japan's High-Tech Toilets Go Global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.
-
Court Relief To Japan Transgender Woman Over Access To Female Toilets
In a landmark verdict, Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
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Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth
Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper.
-
Rest Vroom: Japan's Oldest Toilet Damaged In Car Crash
The original wooden door leading to the a toilet, which is said to date back to the 15th century, was "ruined" after the driver, a 30-year-old man from the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, accidentally backed his car into it
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This Unique Japanese Toilet With an Attached Sink Can Help Save Water, See Post
A recent internet sensation showcases a new design of a toilet in Japan that is a perfect example of sustainable living.
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Japanese Bullet Train Arrived 1 Min Late...Reason? The Driver Was On The Toilet
The driver of a speeding Japanese bullet train handed over the controls to an unqualified conductor so he could answer an urgent call... of nature, a rail operator has revealed.
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Toilet Rolls, Hand Sanitisers, Masks Fly Off Shelves Amid Coronavirus Fears
Shelves are being stripped bare of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser and surgical masks everywhere from Japan to France to the United States as panic buying criss-crosses the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains.
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Toilet Surrounded By Beautiful Aquarium Takes Social Media By Storm
Located at the Hipopo Papa Cafe in Akashi, Japan, this toilet is famous for being surrounded by a giant aquarium. Cafe customers can use the facilities while gazing at exotic fish - and a turtle.
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This Car Museum's "Instagrammable" Toilets Are Going Viral. See Pics
The Motorcar Museum of Japan is gaining much attention on social media, not for the cars it displays, but for the various imported toilet bowls in use in its restrooms.
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Japan, Home Of The High-Tech Loo, Hopes Basic Toilet Can Save Lives
Japan may be famous for high-tech toilets, but one local firm is hoping a much more basic model can help solve deadly sanitation problems in developing countries.
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World Cup Fans Trigger Plumbing Disaster In Dash To Use Loo
Armchair Japan fans following their team's 2-1 World Cup win over Colombia risked triggering a plumbing disaster of biblical proportions when millions rushed to the toilet at half-time.
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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Star Akshay Kumar Is 'Bollywood's Banker,' Says Foreign Media
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha will expand its wings in the foreign film circuit as the makers will release the film in certain "non-traditional territories"
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Toyota Goes Down The Toilet, Literally
In a bid to aid in solving the global warming crisis, Toyota might soon start using human waste to power its upcoming electric cars. Apparently, the Japanese auto giant has found a way to convert sewage sludge, which is mostly made up of human waste, into hydrogen that can fuel cars like the Mirai.
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Cold Rice Balls, No Flush Toilets At Quake-Hit Japan Shelter
In this mountainous Japanese town known for its hot springs, prized beef and Jersey milk cows, more than 2,000 people have taken refuge from earthquakes at school gymnasiums and community centers, surviving on rock-hard biscuits, cold rice balls and bread.
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How Japan's Toilet Obsession Produced Some Of The World's Best Bathrooms
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.
