Japanese bathrooms are separated into three areas: sink, bath/shower, and toilet. Why do we combine all three in the West?

A new landmark in central Tokyo is taking shape, as Japan’s tallest building, the 385-meter (approximately 1,260 feet) Torch Tower, has begun the ground-level installation of the massive diagonal ...

A solid gold 220-pound toilet by Maurizio Cattelan is heading to Sotheby's in November and could set a new record for the ...

The flushable sculpture, “America,” was made by Maurizio Cattelan, the artist whose banana taped to the wall sold for $6.2 ...

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Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.

The gold toilet ‘America’ has been used by crowds of museumgoers and was eventually stolen from a historic palace. Now, a new ...

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The 18-karat toilet, now valued at $10 million, is a rare and wry test of art’s appeal beyond its material worth as a ...

President Donald Trump, from left, and first lady Melania Trump hand out candy and greet a family dressed as employees of a ...

The Japanese government stepped up measures on Thursday to counter a recent spate of bear attacks in the country, with an eye to considering the use of rifles by police. With Japan hit by a record ...

These days, health trackers aren't only around wrists or fingers collecting heart rate, sleep duration, and body temperature data. The latest ones are in toilets, sensing urine and monitoring ...