TO GO WITH Lifestyle-Japan-health-technology-toilets, FEATURE by Gilles Campion A picture taken on August 19, 2010 shows the “Intelligent Toilet”, manufactured by Toto for Daiwa House at a show room in Tokyo. In Japan, the global leader in high-tech toilet design, the latest restroom marvel should come with a health warning for hypochondriacs — it doubles as a medical lab that can really spoil your day. Japanese toilets have long and famously dominated the world of bathroom hygiene with their array of functions, from posterior shower jets to perfume bursts and noise-masking audio effects for the easily-embarrassed. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
