Only 600 were ever made. Now the long-discontinued leg press machine has become a meme—and lifters are traveling to far-flung gyms just to try it.

A Japanese maker of high-tech toilets has been causing a splash in the world of artificial intelligence.

On March 8, 2026, in Zhejiang, China, @Jiǎngyīzhāngdebàba shared a mishap video involving a young boy attempting to use a squat toilet. In the video, the boy steps onto the tiled area as he prepares ...

Hygiene is one of those topics that most people assume is universally understood. Shower daily, use deodorant, flush and go.

A manual flush toilet, dating back 2,400 years, has piqued the interest of archaeologists who are trying to find out what people ate during that time by analyzing soil samples collected from it.

When you think of Toto Ltd, chances are your mind goes to heated seats, self-cleaning bidets, and the iconic Washlet. But the Japanese toilet giant is now being talked about in the same breath as AI ...

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Activist fund Palliser Capital has taken a stake in Japanese washlet maker Toto and is pushing the firm to ramp up promotion of its little-known chip parts business in a bid to unlock value from the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s largest toilet maker is an “undervalued and overlooked” AI play, according to a UK-based activist ...