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Originally Posted by bob deluke

Back in the day, off line in Viet Nam, our carrier docked in Yokosuka and Sasebo seaports for liberty. As I recall, there were “binjo” ditches running the entrances of bars. Running water all the time, that’s where you relieved yourself. The rest rooms back then were unisex. You’d be taking a leak and right long side of you was a woman squatting doing her business. Kind of unnerving for a first time bar hopping and having to see this. You got used to it after awhile though.

When we lived in Japan, many/most roads had benjo ditches, but I don't remember ever seeing them used as a urinal, but then I was a kid and wasn't out at bars at all hours.