The 38% for Japan seems suspect to me. I found this online from a commercial site, but the number is closer to my experience:
"Bidet Toilets and Japanese Culture
High-end Japanese-style toilet and bidet combinations might retain a degree of exoticism in the US, but they’re extremely common in Japan. According to NPR, roughly 80% of Japanese households own a bidet, and you’ll find fancy Japanese toilets in most public areas as well. "
It doesn’t just feel like public trash cans are rare, they are rare. In 1995, cultists hid sarin containers in public trash cans and trains in and near a Tokyo subway station. One conclusion that was reached from the incident was to get rid of public trash cans and shift society toward disposing of trash at home.
The 38% for Japan seems suspect to me. I found this online from a commercial site, but the number is closer to my experience: "Bidet Toilets and Japanese Culture High-end Japanese-style toilet and bidet combinations might retain a degree of exoticism in the US, but they’re extremely common in Japan. According to NPR, roughly 80% of Japanese households own a bidet, and you’ll find fancy Japanese toilets in most public areas as well. "
I’ve been there twice, don’t recall using any toilets without a bidet. Public trash cans on other hand, felt like it lines up with USA use of bidets.
It doesn’t just feel like public trash cans are rare, they are rare. In 1995, cultists hid sarin containers in public trash cans and trains in and near a Tokyo subway station. One conclusion that was reached from the incident was to get rid of public trash cans and shift society toward disposing of trash at home.
That’s some BS right there
Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I figured that I was simply not looking in the right place for them.