Japanese toilets measuring stool’s colour, hardness, amount to sell for US$3,300

A person holding a model stool in a new toilet from TOTO Ltd. that has sensors to measure falling stool, in Fukuoka City. - The Japan News/ANN

TOKYO: Toilet maker TOTO Ltd will begin selling on Aug 1 a toilet equipped with a sensor that measures the coloUr, hardness and amount of stool.

The company says this is the first such product in Japan for general residential use.