FUKUOKA -- They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, but traditional Japanese squat toilets are still found in places such as schools and train stations -- sometimes confusing ...

Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Japanese Communist Party, says she was "scared" after being bombarded by the ...

An excruciating five-minute wait prompted Manami Momose to embark on a multiyear research project concerning “toilet disparity” at public restrooms.

According to one survey by the education ministry, roughly 1 in 4 students said they were unable to use the traditional ...

At a hearing in June, she argued that the restrictions on toilet use are illegal and seriously harm her dignity. The government responded by saying Japanese society at that time lacked ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 1 and 9. The first story was ...

A Japanese man tasked with preserving cultural heritage accidentally ploughed his car into the country’s oldest toilet in a centuries-old Buddhist temple, partially destroying it, police said on ...

From Japan’s ‘car wash and blow dry’ toilets to Germany’s ‘cool’ recycling system, we reveal some of the best answers… SOUTHEAST ASIA - HAWKER CENTRES Open-air food courts lined with ...

A Japanese politician says she received more than 8,000 death threats after proposing free sanitary pads in public toilets. Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Japanese Communist Party ...