Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man gets seen through the transparent toilet as he unlocked the door after use at Haru-no-Owaga Community Park in Tokyo on ...

Japan is known for being ahead of the curve when it comes to tech, so it’s unsurprising that Tokyo’s new see-through public restrooms are drawing crowds in the city. The Tokyo Toilet Project, an ...

These unusual, coloured glass structures allow you to see what’s going on inside—until you enter to use them, and then an ...

Public toilets re-imagined: Founded by the Nippon Foundation, a private, non-profit charity that focuses on social innovation, the Tokyo Toilet Project has partnered with some of the biggest names in ...

Along with taking in temples and cherry blossoms, Tokyo visitors can now join a curated pilgrimage of the city’s more modern wonders: its public toilets. Penelope Panczuk was inspired to hop on the ...

If you head to Shibuya, one of Tokyo's 23 wards, you'll see an eclectic mix of fashionistas descending upon the many boutiques and malls. Wandering through its streets, you'll discover secret food ...

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Restrooms in Japan are widely known for being clean and high-tech, with bidets, heated toilet seats and even the recorded sound of flushing water so others won’t hear you doing your business. But some ...

As the popular children’s book by Taro Gomi and Amanda Mayer Stinchecum teaches us, Everyone Poops. In divisive times, we can at least fall back upon this basic commonality, and a new art initiative ...