Japan's infrastructure ministry has decided to draft guidelines on the appropriate ratio of female and male toilets in public facilities by the end of this fiscal year, aiming to shorten waiting times ...

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a transgender woman, finding that barring her from using female-designated restrooms at her workplace was “unacceptable.” The unanimous ruling marks the ...

The Mie Prefectural Government is set to install menstrual pads in a restroom at its headquarters here on a trial basis ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - On southwestern Japan's Miyajima island, a short walk from one of the country's most famous ancient temple sites, there's a brand new attraction for tourists - a state-of-the art ...

Ten million yen, or about $130,000, was found in a public toilet outside Tokyo with a note directing that it be used to aid victims of the Japan earthquake that occurred last March, according to the ...

Their bathrooms draw inspiration from philosophies like kanso (simplicity), shizen (naturalness), and wabi-sabi (embracing ...

“Employees must wash hands before returning to work.” It’s a basic concept (and one that probably shouldn’t need a bathroom-sign reminder). But at Kawa Ni, a flashy, cozy Japanese-style izakaya that ...

Japan has incredible things to offer any tourist, from food to transit. But I fell in love with the country's bathrooms on a two-week trip. From bidets to temperature-controlled bathtubs, I long for a ...