Toilet meal is a Japanese social phenomenon referring to the act of an individual eating a meal in a toilet room. In modern Japan, some people eat alone in a bathroom for various reasons, the most com
In a 2013 survey, about 12% of respondents said they had had a toilet meal.
A squat toilet is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat o
Toilet meal
…in a lavatory and is shown in most fictional portrayals. Other ways involve crouching in front of the toilet or standing in front of a Japanese-style squat toilet, which is at floor level. Alternatively, the person may crouch or squat in front of the toilet. In the case of a Japanese-style toilet, the food is…
Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa)
Side view of a ceramic squat toilet in Japan before installation
How to use a squat toilet correctly (sign in a toilet cubicle in Japan)
Squat toilet at a motorway service station near Toulouse, France. In areas of Europe where squat toilets are used, they are usually public toilets