Japan's next restroom revolution? Phasing out squat toilets for Tokyo 2020

Toilets ready for shipment cover the floor of a Toto toilet factory in Kitakyushu, Japan February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami

TOKYO (Reuters) - On southwestern Japan's Miyajima island, a short walk from one of the country's most famous ancient temple sites, there's a brand new attraction for tourists - a state-of-the art public toilet block nearly as big as a tennis court.

The 183 square metre facility – created jointly by the local municipality and Toto, Japan's biggest toilet maker – is just one of hundreds that have been spruced up across the country ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo, removing old-school squat toilets to welcome foreign tourists.