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Loo and behold! Japan's high-tech toilets bemuse rugby fans

Japanese toilets are seen on display at the Toto Japanese sanitary equipment showroom in Tokyo on September 22 this year. Users have complained of the toilets having too many buttons, with some labelled in Japanese. [Reuters]

Japan may not win their home Rugby World Cup but they have already proved themselves world beaters when it comes to toilets.

Going to the loo is a much more futuristic experience in the Land of the Rising Sun and touring fans have been fascinated by their visit to these high-tech “washlets”.

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