A westerner in Japan lost feeling in both legs on Thursday after using a Japanese-style public toilet.
Friends say the man usually opts for the regular toilet but was in a rush and had to steel himself to use the vacant squatting toilet.
These statements were corroborated with evidence of the man squatting in the wrong direction away from the head of the lavatory, and the failure to refresh himself with the invigorating electronic bidet facilities.
The man suffered numbness and a tingling sensation extending to his lower calf muscles for hours after the episode, according to sources close to the incident.
