An American tourist was arrested for defacing one of Tokyo’s most sacred shrines after he allegedly etched letters into its ...

Every one of the buildings featured in "Perfect Days" is an actual public toilet, part of an architecture project to renovate the facilities in Tokyo's Shibuya ward. When the Nippon Foundation ...

one thing’s for sure – Japan’s probably got a public restroom that can appeal to anyone, including more traditional, more artistic, and more avant-garde facilities. If you want to gain a full ...

Is this the Siri of toilets? A pristine voice-operated public restroom opens in Tokyo All you have to do is greet it, and a chime will invite you to voice your next command.

Facilities can be open or private as needed.” All 17 of the facilities that have been ear-marked for what’s known as the Tokyo Toilet Project are located in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward, an area ...

A sweeping new trend is changing the old image of public toilets. The Tokyo Toilet project of "cool and beautiful" restrooms is led by famous Japanese creators. Their designs were the setting for ...

button looked like the flush. The futuristic, glowing restroom at Ebusi Station by Kashiwa Sato, part of The Tokyo Toilet project.Credit: Satoshi Nagare/The Nippon Foundation I’m not alone in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said Monday they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found ...

The court’s Third Petty Bench overturned a May 2021 Tokyo High Court ruling that found nothing wrong with the bathroom restriction. The ruling said the decision of the National Personnel ...