Many visitors regard Japan as the gateway to the future. Technologically speaking, the East Asian country is so much more advanced than the majority of other nations, from huge robot butlers that ...

Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto’s president says not even tariffs will halt its advance. Toto’s showroom in ...

Older floor-level restrooms are still quite common in public areas around Japan. They sit low on the ground, set into tiled flooring, and look alien to many tourists. The intended purpose of the ...

Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO has extensive experience in ceramics design—processes that could also be used to manufacture the next generation of computer chips.

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...

TOKYO: In Japan, the global leader in high-tech toilet design, the latest restroom marvel should come with a health warning for hypochondriacs – it doubles as a medical lab that can really spoil ...

Step into any public restroom stall in Japan and you’re likely to be enveloped in a soundscape. No, not that kind. It’s the babble of running water, perhaps peppered with cheerful tweets and birdsong, ...

Modern bathroom designs, including Japan’s famously high-tech “shower toilets”, on display at the Toto Showroom in Tokyo. — Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times Step into any public restroom stall in ...