Japan’s feature-rich toilets, with such luxurious comforts as heated seats and gentle sprays of butt-washing water, are a source of technological prestige for the nation. However, the Japanese phrase washiki toire, which translates to “Japanese-style toilet,” doesn’t describe those high-tech marvels, but rather a much simpler fixture that’s basically just a trough that…
While Western-style toilets common in Japan, many kids still face squat toilets at school
February 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A Western-style toilet with a warm-water washing seat that replaced a Japanese-style toilet at an elementary school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, is seen on Feb. 9, 2021. (Mainichi/Chinatsu Ide) KANAZAWA Despite Western-style toilets becoming a common sight in Japanese households, nearly half of bathroom facilities at elementary and junior high schools nationwide are still traditional Japanese-style squat ones. As of September 2020, some 57% of bathroom facilities at public elementary and junior high schools across the country were Western-style toilets, according to a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announcement.
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