Despite being famous for producing the heated, buttock-massaging, water-spraying robotic toilets of the future, Japan is also home to a surprising number of old-school “washiki” (Japanese-style) squat ...

The 183 square metre facility – created jointly by the local municipality and Toto, Japan's biggest toilet maker – is just one of hundreds that have been spruced up across the country ahead of ...

Reinvented: Futuristic Toilet Extolls the Health Benefits of Squatting An award-winning design for the toilet of the future makes it easier to switch to a more natural posture ...

Given that, the proportion of squat toilets in schools is quite high,” said Atsushi Kato, head of the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Japan Toilet Labo.

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 public toilet ...