TOTO (company)

Information about TOTO (company)

This article is about the Japanese toilet manufacturer. For the American pop/rock band, see Toto (band); for other uses, see Toto.
TOTO Ltd. (TOTO株式会社 Tōtō Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 5332 ) was founded in 1917. It is a company based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and Japan's largest manufacturer of flush toilets. The company invented and patented the Washlet.

The name "TOTO" is an abbreviation of the two Japanese words forming its full name, Tōyō Tōki (東洋陶器 Oriental Porcelain). It is the largest toilet manufacturer in the world (though not the largest sanitaryware manufacturer), and produces over 7 million toilets each year.[1][2] The wholly owned subsidiary TOTO USA was founded in 1990, with manufacturing facilities opened in the Atlanta, Georgia area in 1991 and 1996. Other international plants are located throughout the Pacific rim and China.

Washlet

The TOTO Washlet is an innovative toilet seat which features an integrated bidet. The bidet feature activates at the push of a button on the seat or a remote control; a small wand extends from the back of the rim and begins to jet water towards the backside of the user. Different Washlet models have features such as air fresheners, seat heaters, and dryers.

Company Info

  • Employees (March 2004): 1,687 women; 6,369 men
  • Address: 1-1, Nakajima 2-Chome, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu 802-8601

See also

References

1. ^ (English) Personal Hygiene Low-Flow Toilet Video. Bob Vila. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
2. ^ (English) Toto at FaucetDepot. FaucetDepot. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.

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Toto (IPA pronunciation: /ˈtoʊtoʊ/) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band founded in 1976[1] by some of the most popular and experienced session musicians of the era.
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Toto can have several meanings:

Animals

  • Toto (cat), a cheetah cub seen in episodes of Big Cat Week on BBC.
  • Toto (gorilla), a gorilla taken from the wild in the 1930's and eventually sold to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus


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Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
株式会社東京証券取引所

Privately-held K.K.
Founded 1949
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan

Key people Taizo Nishimuro (Chairman/CEO)
Yasuo Tobiyama (MD/COO/CFO)
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Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken)

Capital Fukuoka (city)
Region Kyūshū
Island Kyūshū
Governor Wataru Aso
Area 4,971.
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A flush toilet or water closet (WC) is a toilet that disposes of the waste matter by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location. Modern toilets incorporate an 'S' bend; this 'trap' creates a water seal which remains filled with water between
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A toilet seat is the seat and lid of a toilet. It consists of the seat itself, which is contoured for the user to sit on the toilet, and the lid, which covers the toilet when not in use.
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A bidet is a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the genitalia and the anus. Originally a French word, in English, bidet is pronounced (IPA): [bɨˈdeɪ]
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remote control is an electronic device used for the remote operation of a machine.

The term remote control can be also referred to as "remote" or "controller" when abbreviated.
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Air fresheners are consumer products that mitigate unpleasant odors in indoor spaces. Such odors may include those given off by candles, aerosol sprays, potpourri and gels.
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