Unique emergency toilets designed by groups of industrious high school girls are drawing praise as Japan looks for new ways to prepare for its next natural disaster.
The students turned to the drawing board after being inspired by disaster-preparedness lessons at school, and some of their ideas are being developed into real products.
Aware that many of those who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku are still stuck in evacuation centers far from the comforts of home, the students are acutely aware of the need to keep emergency toilets on hand at all times.