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Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...

Japan’s largest toilet maker is an “undervalued and overlooked” AI play, according to a UK-based activist investor.

Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto’s president says not even tariffs will halt its advance. Toto’s showroom in ...

They aren’t worth the average consumer’s money, due to pricing, faulty parts and other product-related reasons.

KITAKYUSHU, Japan – In 1982, a peculiar commercial aired on televisions across Japan. An actress in a pink floral dress and an updo drops paint on her hand and futilely attempts to wipe it off with ...