A woman demonstrates how to use the "Intelligent Toilet" at a show room in Tokyo. The electronic marvel, which is capable of analysing users' urine, blood and body temperatures, retails for 350,000 to ...

Famous for their innovative products, Japanese toilet makers have introduced new stool analysis technology to their products in a bid to attract health-conscious buyers. Toto Ltd released two new ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between January 17 ...

Household names like Toto and Ajinomoto are finding success in unexpected niches like semiconductors. Read more at ...

Located in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Fukamachi and Haru-no-Ogawa Parks, the blue and orange toilets appear like beacons. They can be ...

As the author of Frommer’s guides to Japan for many years, I’ve inspected more hotel rooms than anyone in their right mind should ever have to see. But even I’ve been flummoxed about what to expect in ...

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These unusual, coloured glass structures allow you to see what’s going on inside—until you enter to use them, and then an ...

In public places across Japan, older floor-level toilets still appear with some regularity. They sit low to the ground, set ...