Toilet paper has also seen growth in "subscription ... increased possibly due to the recent rise in the cost of living.

Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Japanese Communist Party, says she was "scared" after being bombarded by the ...

People would constantly steal the toilet paper. And in the summer ... a sign in Korean and Chinese in addition to Japanese urges users not to “flush popsicles or dango sticks down the toilet ...

But over the past week in Japan, unfounded rumors have led to panic buying of toilet paper, which government and industry officials alike say is completely irrational. This weekend, I went on the ...

According to Tsuruta, Mizudo Elementary School is the first at that level in Japan to introduce the toilet paper on a wide scale, although some operators of junior highs and after-school child ...

FUKUOKA -- Though cleaning toilet seats with flushable paper at hand sounds easy and convenient, Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is urging consumers not to do so, and the company has explained the ...

At a hearing in June, she argued that the restrictions on toilet use are illegal and seriously harm her dignity. The government responded by saying Japanese society at that time lacked ...