The Japanese Throne
A dodgy curry can give your butt a burning feeling next morning.But spare a thought for those Japanese who sat down on their throne with their daily Shinbun (newspaper) and found that their butt really was burning up! Click here
From the country that bought us electronics giants like Mitsubishi, Toshiba and Sony comes another household name, Toto. (Well, maybe only in Japanese households). On a freezing winter’s day there’s nothing quite like spending half an hour on a warm toilet seat. And I don’t mean warm from the flatmate before you. I’m talking electric.
Lets get ‘under the hood’. Click the image for the dirty low down on the Japanese loo. (figure 1). First thing that you’ll notice is there are more controls than an airline seat. Don’t fret, your seat is warm, take your time to play with ALL the buttons. For more of an eyeful check out Wikipedia
One last tip, don’t walk out forgetting those anime toilet slippers you put on!


