"Hi-tech toilets and Japan seem to go hand-in-hand, with Japanese companies attempting to introduce "smart" loos into the "squeamish" European market.
Company spokesperson Daisuki Mauro says it`s all about efficiency savings: "People waste time by looking around for an available toilet on various floors, or by waiting until one becomes available," he says.
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According to telecom operator KDDI, Japanese employees spend far too much time waiting for a lavatory to become available, so it has developed an app which shows the nearest vacant loo, the Japan Times reports.
Image copyright iStock/Tuayai Image caption Pretty vacant: Locating a toilet is only half the battle - next comes the wait for a free cubicleIf you waste too much of your working day looking for an empty toilet cubicle, then a Japanese company may have come up with a solution.
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