The truth behind the toilet
Just read a very convincing explanation of why the Warmlet (warms your arse) and Washlet (cleans it) are so popular in Japan, and why the Massagelet must be just around the corner. The theory goes that as western style (non-squatting) toilets became popular at the same time as the video recorder people expected the same amount of functions from both. From the excellent book “Shinohata”, about 20 years of change in a Japanese village.
That only leaves me with about 120 “Why on earth…?” questions about Japan now.
Tags: Japan/ Japanese students, Reviews