A multi-decadelong government initiative to renovate the city’s old buildings and install indoor plumbing in all housing has ...

"Before dawn, we had to go out, carrying the pot and queuing at the public toilet," recalled Zhang Cuiying, who has lived there for 38 years. "Our hands went numb in winter, the smell was awful in ...

Preservation Raleigh is leading visitors to antique commodes as a fund-raiser for saving the city’s landmarks — not all beautiful buildings ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know you’re going to think this is a made-up letter, but I assure you it’s not. (But then, I’d say that even if it were, wouldn’t I?) When one has been invited to stay overnight ...

GENTLE READER: If you are able to decipher “Stay in our bedroom or you’re an ugly American” from a hand gesture, Miss Manners ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a couple facing an awkward morning after using a lidless chamber pot (portable toilet) while staying with European hosts.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know you’re going to think this is a made-up letter, but I assure you it’s not. (But then, I’d say that even if it were, wouldn’t I?) When one has been invited to stay overnight ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know you’re going to think this is a made-up letter, but I assure you it’s not. (But then, I’d say that even if it were, wouldn’t I?) When one has been invited to stay overnight ...

In 1775, the Scottish inventor Alexander Cumming was granted the first patent for the design of a flushing toilet. Although the Romans were known for their innovation in sanitation, which included ...

One group moved a lot and spent the most time in the garbage chamber, so Okuyama speculated that they might be transport specialists. Another cluster mostly occupied the toilet chamber, so the ...