What kind of image do you have when you think of " public toilets "? Recently, renovations have progressed at subway stations and parks, and the impression has changed from the former "dirty" and "dark" to "clean and easy to use." However, some people are having trouble with the renovation. <I want you to know that there are people who need Japanese style> I received an urgent email from a male office worker (56) living in Nagano prefecture. Men have been suffering from the intractable disease " ulcerative colitis " for more than 10 years . It is a disease in which the mucous membrane of the large intestine is sore, and there are symptoms of diarrhea and bloody stools, and the frequency of going to the bathroom is high. I am reluctant to sit on the toilet seat where other people are sitting because of mysophobia, so I always choose the Japanese style in public toilets. The problem is that the toilets such as roadside stations used while commuting by car have recently been renovated one after another in Western style. I try to use the remaining Japanese style, but my anxiety persists. When I asked the man directly, he said, "For people like me, I want you to leave the Japanese style, even if it's just a little." According to the major toilet maker "TOTO", the shipment ratio of Japanese and Western style toilets was 80% for Japanese style and 20% for Western style in the 1960s, but since then, Western style has continued to increase, and in 2018, Western style was 99. It accounted for 6%. The increase in foreign visitors to Japan has accelerated the westernization of public toilets. As part of the promotion of tourism, the national government has been subsidizing the westernization of public toilets for local governments and private businesses since FY2005. Some local governments are promoting the westernization of toilets in parks and hospitals as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus . This is because the Western style, in which the lid is closed and water is allowed to flow, is said to have a certain effect in preventing the diffusion of droplets (himatsu) compared to the Japanese style.
On the other hand, there are also voices who support the Japanese style like men. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology at public elementary and junior high schools nationwide in September last year, 57% of all toilets in the school were Western style, an increase of 13.7 points compared to 2004, while more than 40% of schools were Japanese style. I answered that I plan to leave more than one place. There are children and students who do not want to put their skin on the toilet bowl, and there are still many Japanese styles at stations, so it seems that the aim is to teach children how to use it. Atsushi Kato, the representative director of the NPO "Japan Toilet Lab", said, "It is basically good to increase the number of Western styles that are easy to use even for people with disabilities." In order to respond, it is important to consider leaving some Japanese styles. " In Osaka City, due to the renovation of the toilets in the main government building of the city hall, which will be completed by the end of this year, we plan to install one Japanese style for both men and women on the first floor, which is often used by citizens. The person in charge says, "Based on the fact that there are people who want a Japanese style." Until I interviewed a man, I had only the image that the Japanese style was old and difficult to use. I feel that there are hints for a society where everyone can live comfortably in the theme of what to do with the toilet style.
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Takushi Hajiri (Hajiri Hirofumi) Born in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. I grew up in a Japanese style toilet house. The schedule for the House of Representatives election has been set, and we will focus on election coverage. Please send us your familiar questions, problems, impressions and opinions about the article 〒530 / 8551 (address not required) Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Headquarters Social Affairs Department "Let me tell you" iwasete@yomiuri.com
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