Why do Japanese people sit on the toilet facing backwards?

However, in Japan, in addition to advanced technologies, simpler devices have also been preserved: traditional floor bowls. They are often found in public places. Some toilets are equipped with Western-style (WS) and Japanese-style (JS) toilets.

Tourists face a dilemma when using Japanese-style toilets. It is impossible to sit fully on such a toilet, one must take the “eagle” position and face the tank, and not the door, as is customary in other countries. Special signs installed in the toilets inform about this.
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