'Smartphone Toilet Wipes' are now in Japanese Bathrooms

If you're a traveler passing through Tokyo's Narita International Airport and needed to take a quick bathroom break, you may notice something different. The stalls now offer toilet paper for your smartphones right next to the regular toilet paper dispensers.

When people ask if Japan is Olympic ready, I just show them these smartphone sanitary wipe dispensers in toilet cubicles. pic.twitter.com/KPiTG4ihli

— Karan Singh (@madebykaran) January 6, 2017

According to CNN, Japanese telecom company NTT Docomo is behind the idea. They revealed the toilet paper idea in a recent video that also shows how to use Japanese toilets "by squatting."

NTT Docomo's YouTube page also mentions that smartphones possess five times more germs than toilet seats. A Buzzfeed report backs up the claim last February saying "phones can carry between 10 to 12 types -- including E.coli and fecal bacteria."

What's Dirtier? A toilet or a smartphone?

The smartphone paper dispenser gives you instructions on how to wipe down your screen and promotes hygiene. It's safe to say you can kill two birds with one stone now after a quick stop to the restroom as you wait for your flight. 

CNN mentions the wipes can be flushed after use and will be available until March 15.