Among the more practical advice that can be offered to international travelers is wisdom of the bathroom. So let me say, as someone who recently returned from China, that you should be prepared to one ...

As you can infer from its lengthy name, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology has its fingers in a lot of different pies. It turns out that one of those pies is ...

A toilet that has been converted into a Western-style one is seen in this photo provided by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education. NARA -- Nara prefectural high schools will replace "dirty and ...

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 27 (UPI) --Officials in a Japanese city said toilet instructions posted in public restrooms have successfully reduced messes created by confused tourists. Kyoto officials said the ...

A few years ago, I was standing with an American friend in a Shanghai office building, waiting for a meeting to start. Suddenly, my friend turned to me with a worried expression on her face and asked ...

A study conducted by Chinese researchers using ' squat toilets,' also known as Japanese-style toilets, which are common in Asia, found that this type of toilet, which is still commonly found in public ...

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 ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The University of Auckland is replacing sit-down toilets in its library with Asian-style "squats" to accommodate its Asian students, TV New Zealand said Monday.

Toilet seats. What a blessing we have to be able to have something to sit on when doing our “business.” On the comfortable and cold seat, one can enjoy a novel, scroll through Instagram, watch YouTube ...

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - With investment banks facing an uncertain future, one Nomura shareholder has come up with a novel suggestion to help to boost its share price: replace all office toilets ...