As you can infer from its lengthy name, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology has its fingers in a lot of different pies. It turns out that one of those pies is ...

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PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA (Nexstar) — Differences in U.S. and Korean culture are myriad, but one thing sticks out to our American journalists abroad: The bathrooms, which include unfamiliar toilets and ...

Toilet seats. What a blessing we have to be able to have something to sit on when doing our “business.” On the comfortable and cold seat, one can enjoy a novel, scroll through Instagram, watch YouTube ...

It’s something every girl can relate to…the delicate art of hovering over a public toilet seat. Desperate to avoid any contact for fear of picking up nasty germs, the thigh muscles are engaged and put ...

Among the more practical advice that can be offered to international travelers is wisdom of the bathroom. So let me say, as someone who recently returned from China, that you should be prepared to one ...

We Americans are pretty particular about our pooping habits. Camping trips aside, there’s generally only one acceptable way to go: sitting down. U.S. tourists returning from international trips share ...

Squatting while on the toilet is better for your health, but Western nations insist on sitting. Now a new toilet design reduces the risk of colon diseases, and could even tell you if you’re pregnant.

Toilets are something we use every day, but have you ever thought about how they affect your health? There are two main types of toilets: Western-style (sitting) and Indian-style (squatting). Both are ...

If you've seen one of the many posts touting the benefits of squat toilets, you may wonder if you've been missing out all your life. There are some benefits to squatting but doctors say, as long as ...