At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of ...

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Filling the time you spend pooping by scanning your algo’s latest or flipping through emails might seem like an ideal form of multitasking. But it turns out, your butt might not love it. A new study ...

Researchers investigated the bathroom habits of 125 adults. People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new ...

This photo shows the demo screen of a new service launched by Toto Ltd. that lets users check congestion at public restrooms via their smartphones. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A newly launched service by ...

TOKYO – A newly launched service by Japan’s leading toilet manufacturer Toto allows users to check congestion in public restrooms at shopping malls and stations via their smartphones. The move comes ...

Toto USA today opened a $224 million manufacturing facility in Morrow, Georgia, reshoring production of high-end, one-piece toilets from the Toto Group's plants in Asia. Toto USA is the Japanese ...

MORROW, Ga., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TOTO, the world's leading plumbing manufacturer with over $5.34 billion in annual sales, today opened a $224 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility ...

Japanese toilets have long been the envy of the world, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Toto and their groundbreaking washlets that use water to clean your nether regions after use, heat up ...