Is your toilet squatting or sitting? Statistics from the Japanese Ministry of Liberal Arts: Seated poses account for only over 50%, and rural areas are still "squatting in the world"

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology recently conducted a survey on the design of public toilets in elementary and middle schools nationwide.https://www.shineful.com.tw/ma29.htm, The results showed that the proportion of squat toilets is about 57%. Although it has increased by about 10% compared with 2016, the ratio of squatting toilets is still Very similar. Taking into account factors such as easy cleaning and friendliness to the physically and mentally handicapped, although the Ministry of Liberal Arts encourages local governments to replace the squat, the ratio between urban areas and rural areas is still very different.

The Ministry of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently conducted a survey on the design of public toilets in public primary and secondary schools across the country. The results showed that out of a total of approximately 1.36 million toilets, sitting toilets accounted for about 57%, an increase of about 13% compared to the statistics implemented in 2016. . From the perspective of local conditions, Toyama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Okinawa and other places have a higher rate of using sitting toilets, at least 65%; Shimane Prefecture has the lowest usage rate, and sitting toilets only occupy this county. 30% of the overall ratio. "The Asahi Shimbun" analyzed that the reason why the ratio of sitting toilets varies greatly in different regions is mainly affected by the financial situation and government budget allocation.

Although surveys conducted by the prefectural education committees pointed out that 87% of local governments would give priority to squatting toilets when setting up school toilets. This caused many school staff or students to complain. Now it is clearly the Reiwa era. , The toilet is still in the design of the Showa era. However, from the actual situation, in about 50% of Japan, sitting toilets in local schools account for more than 90%, and some schools have squat toilets, but the number is not large, and the whole is still dominated by sitting toilets. It can be seen that schools everywhere are working hard to improve the toilet environment.