As just about any other gaijin living in Japan, I came to love Japanese toilets. They have multiple buttons and functions to play around with, keep your bottom warm during cold days and are generally ...

FUKUOKA -- Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is this August releasing a home-use toilet which measures the amount, hardness and other elements of the user's stools. In what's being called a Japan first, ...

Famous for their innovative products, Japanese toilet makers have introduced new stool analysis technology to their products in a bid to attract health-conscious buyers. Toto Ltd released two new ...

This photo taken in Fukuoka in July 2025 shows a Toto Ltd. toilet equipped with a stool scan sensor. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Famous for their innovative products, Japanese toilet makers have ...

A toilet made by Toto Ltd. featuring the "stool scan" function is seen in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward, July 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Hisano) FUKUOKA -- Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is this August ...