In more than 80 percent of Japanese homes with two or more people, the toilet seat does more than hold you up. A slim wand ...

One secret. One story. Every month.Last month, I left you with a riddle:It's in most Japanese homes. It was first sold in ...

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 ...

Japan's rich culture is an oddball assortment of things from both the past and the future. Whatever the passionate Japanese produces is definitely way beyond our wildest imagination. Their zeal for ...

In this short video, I show how my relationship with Japan’s famous Washlet has evolved from my first day here to ten years later. At first I’m confused by all the buttons, but over time I become ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Though many people refrain from talking about it, going to the bathroom is an important part of our day. Sometimes it’s where and how we’d like, and sometimes it isn’t. While we can’t be in control of ...

Last year, Bennett Friedman, who owns a plumbing showroom in Manhattan called AF New York, took a business trip to Milan. On the morning of his return he faced a choice: stop in the bathroom there or ...