The unusual move — part of a “toilet revolution” — is another step in China’s vast upgrading of public facilities, according to USA Today. Bathrooms at tourist sites, notorious for their primitive conditions and nasty odors, are a special focus ...

Recent studies show that smartphone screens contain more germs than toilet seats. So, NTT Docomo, a Japanese telecom company behind the initiative, introduced the extra rolls that now are hanging next to the “normal” toilet paper in all toilets at ...