Happening at : September 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Lunchmate syndrome

Allegedly the syndrome is getting widespread among Japanese university students
and women in their 20’s, which is that “ the stress felt by school newcomers who,

finding it so troublesome or stressful to make new friends with whom they could

sit together for lunch in the dining hall or cafeteria began taking their meals into toilet cubicles”. (Quote”Japan Today”)

When I was a college student 15 years ago, I was conscious about how I was

seen by people around me sitting alone at a school dining. But I didn’t feel like being

in a toilet cubicle. Toilet and toilet cubicles are not the place for a good and delicious meal.

It’s rather the place to diminish your appetite. Regardless of the reason for the syndrome,

I wish one day people could have more communication with each other, contrary to

the spread of email, cell phone and internet infrastructure.

[Quote]

http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/lonely-youth-take-meals-in-toilets-and-a-new-subculture-springs-up

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Story of The Bath

There is a Japanese magazine called “U.S. Front Line”. I found an article of “Story of The Bath”. Our business (Bathroom and Toilet) rarely come up in ordinary magazines.

According to the article, the catalyst that the people remodel their bathroom to Japanese style bathroom in America is that:

1st , they got or will get a baby.

2nd, they will retire

The 1st reason is that they want to promote bonding with family by means of taking a bath with their children. And they want their children to know the tradition of Japanese bath.

The 2nd reason is that they don’t want to die without taking a Japanese “Ofuro (bath)”. It means that they want to enjoy their life with Japanese style bath.

Showers are enough to keep clean the body by crikey, but there are important functions with Japanese bath other than that. I think these 2 reasons above say so.

Spending time naked in the bath with family and promoting bonding with them,

And warming up our body, improving the circulation of the blood. These are good for our health.

It seems like that these are the unique custom of Japan.

We carry the Japanese tankless water heater that was in the article. Please come to see it at our showroom when you want it.

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Toilet Revolution

http://www.finance-ol.com/2012/08/bill-gates-offering-a-reward-to-solve-the-go-to-the-toilet-difficult/

I found a topic on line which caught my attention.”Toilet Revolution”.

Bill Gates, the Micro Soft co-founder, offered $3.4million towards

a Toilet Re-Invention Project that will improve the sanitary environment

in developing countries where sewage pipeline is non-existent.

Gates said “Globally 40% of the population do not enjoy the security of going to the toilet.”

To solve the problem, the project was established to find a toilet that can be used without water.

I believe low-flow toilets should be excluded from the project, but reducing and changing

dependence on water to flush is also one of the goals.

In the end if a water free-toilet(personally and hopefully produced by TOTO) can

be invented and distributed to those who lack running water/electricity,

then the death rate for people will start to be reduced.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Mr. Toilet

After I read the article about the toilet theme park, I searched about

the former mayor on the Internet, because I wonder why he was called Mr. Toilet.

He was born in the toilet of his mother’s family home and his passion about

the toilet was not your average. When he was the mayor of Suwon city,

he tried to change the toilet culture for the better.

And he became the first president of WTA (World Toilet Association).

He is the Mr. Toilet!　The toilet house in the picture was his house!

Now, it is used as “Toilet cultural exhibition pavilion”.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/07/12/toilet-theme-park-opened-in-korea-there-is-a-rational-explanation-for-this

http://kotaku.com/5923416/korea-gets-a-theme-park-dedicated-to-toilets-and-crap-that-goes-in-them/gallery

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