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01-18-2017, 06:20 PM
Japan is trying to help clueless tourists figure out their high-tech toilets
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There are toilets, and then there are Japanese toilets.
Often more sophisticated than their western counterparts, even public toilets come with various features such as heated *seats, in-built bidets and some even play you music.
SEE ALSO: NYC toilets are rated by poop emoji on this Instagram (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/nyctoilets-on-instagram/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Tourists are often unable to understand the many controls, finding going to the toilet more complicated than they thought.
In a bid to make itself more tourist-friendly ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan's Restroom Industry Association has agreed to create a set of standardised icons, so all tourists will **w k**w their backside wash from their small flush.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/japanese-toilet-complex-buttons/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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There are toilets, and then there are Japanese toilets.
Often more sophisticated than their western counterparts, even public toilets come with various features such as heated *seats, in-built bidets and some even play you music.
SEE ALSO: NYC toilets are rated by poop emoji on this Instagram (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/nyctoilets-on-instagram/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Tourists are often unable to understand the many controls, finding going to the toilet more complicated than they thought.
In a bid to make itself more tourist-friendly ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan's Restroom Industry Association has agreed to create a set of standardised icons, so all tourists will **w k**w their backside wash from their small flush.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/japanese-toilet-complex-buttons/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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