A start-up company in Nagoya, Japan has produced the world's smallest portable toilet, which can be easily put into a pocket or cosmetic bag . This pocket toilet can save your life when you are in a hurry but don't have a toilet.
Credit: Kokenawa Inc.
Kokenawa Inc., a startup based in Nagoya, Japan, produces the Pocketoilet, the world's smallest portable toilet and a real life-saver when nature calls.
Kokenawa, a startup based in Nagoya, Japan, produces the world's smallest portable toilet The portable toilet "pocket toilet" can save your life when you are in emergency.
When you gotta go, you gotta go, but what if there's nowhere to go? We hardly ever give the humble toilet a second thought in our day-to-day lives, but most of us could hardly imagine our lives without it. In war -torn regions and areas affected by natural disasters toilets are among the most sought-after amenities, but apart from insufficient portable toilets and unhygienic latrines, there aren't too many options. Actually, there is also the Pocketoilet, a packet measuring 7 centimeters tall and 6.5 cm wide that can fit in virtually any pocket or purse.
When you are in a hurry, you definitely need to go to the toilet, but what if there is no toilet? We rarely think of toilets in our daily lives, but most of us can’t imagine life without them. In war-torn areas and areas hit by natural disasters, toilets are the most urgently needed convenience, but apart from an insufficient number of portable toilets and unhygienic public toilets, there are not many other options. In fact, there are also pocket toilet options available, which are 7cm long and 6.5cm wide and can fit into almost any pocket or handbag.
30-year-old Yoshinori Kokenawa, the founder of Kokenawa Inc., came up with the idea for the Pocketoilet in 2019, while volunteering in the city of Nagano which had been devasted by Typhoon Hagibis. One of the first things he noticed was the long lines of people waiting in front of conventional portable toilets.
The 30-year-old Kokenawa founder Yoshinori Furategawa came up with the idea of a pocket toilet while volunteering in Nagano City, which was hit hard by Typhoon Hagibis in 2019. One of the first things he noticed was the long lines of people waiting for traditional portable toilets.
"Even though people were working as fast as they could to get the area back on its feet, they had to line up 30 minutes or more every time they used the bathroom," Kokenawa recalled. "I wanted to do something about this. "
Yoshinori Furotekawa recalled: "Even if people use the toilet as quickly as possible, they have to queue for more than 30 minutes every time they want to use the toilet. "
Credit: Kokenawa. Inc.
In December of 2020, Kokenawa's company launched the Pocketoilet, a tiny portable toilet that can be used virtually anywhere. It consists of a bag made of special, durable fibers and a packet of coagulant. The bag can be affixed to a toilet seat or even a trash can, and tests by the company have found that almost no odor emanates from one of the bags when left indoors with feces inside it for a week.
In December 2020, Yoshinori Furategawa's company launched the pocket toilet, a miniature portable toilet that can be used almost anywhere. The product consists of a bag made of special durable fibers and a pack of coagulant. The bag can be attached to a toilet seat or even a trash can, and the company's tests found that the fecal matter in the bag left almost no odor when left indoors for a week.
"They can fit even in a woman's makeup bag, so we hope people will carry them with ease," Kokenawa said, adding that his company has so far sold about 50,000 Pocketoilets.
Furukawa Yoshinori said: "This toilet can even Fitted into a woman's toiletry bag, we want people to be able to carry it easily," he said, adding that his company has sold about 50,000 pocket toilets to date.
English source: Oddity Central
Translation editor: Danni
Source: China Daily website
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