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How to use the Japanese squat toilet

Foreigners accustomed to sitting on the toilet are often troubled by how to use the Japanese squat toilet, which is raised on a platform. Should they even sit on it? No, it's not for sitting on - the two-tier design is intended to make the squat toilet easy for both men and women to use. The program also features the latest high-tech sitting toilets with various hygienic and even daily health-checking mechanisms. The toilet is becoming a place of truly diverse functions.

English
  • Runtime 5 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created June 12, 2012 by
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  • Modified June 12, 2012 by
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