Flaming Toilets
Hacker, Randi Tsutsui, William
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
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Broadcast Transcript: After you've spent, say, two weeks in China, the thing you appreciate most about Japan is the bathrooms. From heated seats to auto-flush to automatic deodorizers to a warm air bottom-drying system that eliminates the need for toilet tissue, the Japanese toilet does what it can to make the bathroom experience sublime. Of course, when things go wrong with such a sophisticated system, things go very wrong. Still, the last thing you expect in a toilet is a fire. But this is just what happened to about 30 toilets in the Toto Z series, forcing a recall of 180,000 units. Happily, no one was seated on any of the units when the fires broke out. Okay. I know. You could still call it a "hot seat." #ceas #hacker #japan #tsutsui
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2007-07-11
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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Japan, Bathrooms, Toilet, Toto Z Series