The founder of a charity that works to deliver low-cost sanitation solutions to the developing world takes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to task for its tech-centric Reinvent the Toilet ...

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 ...

Have you ever considered how access to proper sanitation affects health, dignity and the environment? In a groundbreaking move, the pioneering water and housing products company LIXIL secured its ...

As the author of Frommer’s guides to Japan for many years, I’ve inspected more hotel rooms than anyone in their right mind should ever have to see. But even I’ve been flummoxed about what to expect in ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between January 17 ...

Household names like Toto and Ajinomoto are finding success in unexpected niches like semiconductors. Read more at ...

TORONTO - A toilet with as many eyes fixed on it as possible might not seem a godsend to someone who urgently needs one, but that's just the type of advice being offered to Toronto from cities that ...