Katō Atsushi

Born in 1972 in Aichi Prefecture. Executive Director of Japan Toilet Labo, a non-profit organization created to address toilet-related issues. The organization’s activities include planning outdoor festivals and initiatives related to toilets in mountainous areas of Japan; conducting surveys on toilet use following disasters; improving toilet facilities at elementary schools; hosting seminars for school nurses; and organizing special courses for children on the importance of toilets and the excretory process. The NPO has also hosted study groups on how to manage toilet sanitation following a disaster and worked to train disaster-mitigation toilet advisors. Co-authored works include Genki no shirushi asa no unchi (Morning Poop as a Gauge of Health) and Yon kai no susume (Tips on Life’s Four Pleasures).

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Dec 15, 2015