Word: toto
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore" suddenly became "Andy, I know we're not in Boston anymore...
...Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...
...when it was introduced in 1980, Washlets or similar brands of washing toilets have found their way into 1 out of 8 Japanese homes, according to TOTO. The latest model, called the Washlet Queen, includes a built-in deodorizer, a hand-held wireless remote control to activate front and back sprinklers, and a heater. For the particularly diffident, who hesitate to visit a showroom, TOTO offers a list of 28 shops and restaurants around Tokyo that have Washlets...
...toilets with vinyl seat covers that can rotate after each use, perfect for a country in which 1 out of 5 women refuses to use a Western-style toilet outside the home. For ladies who do not want to waste water but wish to maintain decorum -- according to TOTO's investigations, women flush an average of 2.5 times per visit to drown out potentially embarrassing or offensive noises -- there is the Oto Hime (Sound Princess), which plays a recording of flushing water. "We want to change the toilet from a space that one wants to do without to a space...
Even more sophisticated loos are on the way. TOTO is testing one that analyzes urine and reports blood pressure and heartbeat. For the harried commuter who has everything, the Minato Pharmaceutical Co. is marketing the portable Toilet Pot. It consists of a plastic bag that contains a coagulant and is aimed at victims of Tokyo's often intractable traffic jams. For travelers, a two-story suite of rest rooms called the Charm Station opened last spring in Udatsu-cho on Shikoku Island. It boasts six toilets with international motifs, including the Rose of Versailles, which features a white porcelain bowl...