Artemis Boldly Goes Where No Toilet Has Gone Before

It was about 65 minutes after liftoff, the _Integrity_ spacecraft 800 miles above the Indian Ocean and moving at about 16,000 miles per hour, when the historic words were spoken: "_Integrity_ , Houston, toilet is powered."

It was a spaceflight milestone. Artemis II, which launched from Florida Wednesday evening, will put four humans around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions…

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Public restrooms in Osaka to get in-stall video screens with ads

Video advertising seems contradictory to the digital signage’s originally intended purpose. Osaka-based property management company Hankyu Hanshin Properties is in charge of a number of high-profile buildings in the city, which in turn means that it’s also in charge of their restroom facilities. Recently, the company has noticed increasing rates of congestion, and this month […]

Japanese government says country needs more women’s room toilets to meet modern society’s needs

Even if the number of men and women using a building are the same, the number of toilets shouldn’t be, government’s guideline drafts say. As its name suggests, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has a pretty broad focus, and right now it’s turning its attention to toilets. Specifically, the government entity is […]

Elderly Japan man arrested for stealing toilet, using it in his home for three months

Veteran contractor becomes senior thief. A lot has been said about the reasons for Japan’s low crime rate. Some people point to Confucian philosophy, while others look for more modern factors such as high-density population centers leading to a strong sense of responsibility to be considerate to one another in all aspects of life, since […]

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