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| 'Smartphone toilet paper' at Tokyo airport | 'Smartphone toilet paper' at Tokyo airport |
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| Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. | Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. |
| Toilets at the airport have been equipped with "toilet paper" that you can use to disinfect your smartphone. | Toilets at the airport have been equipped with "toilet paper" that you can use to disinfect your smartphone. |
| Paid for by Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo, the sheets also include information about the firm's public Wi-Fi networks as well as details about its smartphone travel app. | Paid for by Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo, the sheets also include information about the firm's public Wi-Fi networks as well as details about its smartphone travel app. |
| Social media users have reacted to the move with humour and disbelief. | Social media users have reacted to the move with humour and disbelief. |
| The bizarre dispensers have been installed in seven restrooms and will remain in place until March next year, local media cited NTT Docomo as saying. | The bizarre dispensers have been installed in seven restrooms and will remain in place until March next year, local media cited NTT Docomo as saying. |
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| Japan is globally renowned for revolutionising its public toilets, many of which are clean, modern and boast very elaborate high-tech features. | Japan is globally renowned for revolutionising its public toilets, many of which are clean, modern and boast very elaborate high-tech features. |
| "There are more than five times of germs on a smartphone screen as compared to a toilet seat," NTT Docomo said in a post on its official YouTube page. | "There are more than five times of germs on a smartphone screen as compared to a toilet seat," NTT Docomo said in a post on its official YouTube page. |
| It added that the special cleaning rolls were "made to clean screens so foreign tourists could enjoy their travel hygienically". | It added that the special cleaning rolls were "made to clean screens so foreign tourists could enjoy their travel hygienically". |
| In true Japanese fashion, a quirky two-minute instructional video demonstrated how to correctly use the sheets, and also the "shower" or bidet function found in most public toilets in the country. | In true Japanese fashion, a quirky two-minute instructional video demonstrated how to correctly use the sheets, and also the "shower" or bidet function found in most public toilets in the country. |
| 'Welcome to Japan' | 'Welcome to Japan' |
| News of the smartphone toilet paper spread rapidly among Facebook users. | News of the smartphone toilet paper spread rapidly among Facebook users. |
| "Give your smartphone a wipe while you answer the call of nature," commented Roger Chen in Singapore. | "Give your smartphone a wipe while you answer the call of nature," commented Roger Chen in Singapore. |
| "What if you're tired and jetlagged and accidentally mix up the smartphone toilet paper with the regular roll," asked another user. | "What if you're tired and jetlagged and accidentally mix up the smartphone toilet paper with the regular roll," asked another user. |
| Others like Gale Gayol welcomed the move. | Others like Gale Gayol welcomed the move. |
| "I need this. I have the habit of wiping my smartphone with tissue and alcohol every night after work," she said in a Facebook post. | "I need this. I have the habit of wiping my smartphone with tissue and alcohol every night after work," she said in a Facebook post. |
| "Don't laugh. Your own toilet experience will always be crappy compared to this," said Mike Putro. "Trust the Japanese to think of something so clever." | "Don't laugh. Your own toilet experience will always be crappy compared to this," said Mike Putro. "Trust the Japanese to think of something so clever." |
| "Welcome [to] Japan, where [the] way things are designed is pretty amazing in the sense that they seem to have thought of everything," said another user. | |
| "Even things that you didn't think you needed suddenly become items you just can't live without." | "Even things that you didn't think you needed suddenly become items you just can't live without." |