Feeling flush: Japan’s high-tech toilets go global


Japanese company Toto, which pioneered the electric bidets, says overseas revenue for toilets has roughly doubled from 2012. - AFP

KITAKYUSHU, (Japan): As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country’s more private attractions – the high-tech toilet – is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.

With their warm seats and precision spray technology, bidet toilets are the norm in Japan, where more than 80 per cent of homes have one, according to a government survey.

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