Dirt, stains, effluent, material, the load, waste, matter. These are the words my tour guides at Toto's toilet factory and research center in Kyushu used to verbally pirouette around what exactly its ...

Earlier this month, The New York Times published a story headlined "The Cult of the Toto Toilet," which highlighted how obsessed people were with the high-end toilets from the Japanese toilet ...

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KITAKYUSHU, Japan – A toilet bowl used by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, a modular bathroom created for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a prototype warm-water spray device for cleansing those hard-to-reach ...

If you think this smells like a PR stunt, you're right. In an effort to raise awareness about bathroom emissions and water savings, Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO has created the Toilet Bike Neo ...

Whether you’re contemplating a full bathroom remodel or just need to change out an existing toilet, you will need to consider which type and brand of toilet you will install. Toto is a Japanese ...

How does a toilet sound to you that, based on what you poop and pee, automatically gives you tips on how to eat healthier or detects early warning of an illness? Amazing? Creepy? Maybe a little bit of ...

When pursuing a cheaper water bill, do not just turn off the faucet. Replace the toilet. In every flush, there are both water and embedded energy costs. Bill Strang, president of operations and ...