This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. Japan's vending machines are one of the things that stand out the most to ...

What's the yummiest thing you’ve ever chosen from a vending machine? Was it a sweet treat? A salty snack? Or maybe an ice-cold can of pop? You might be surprised to find out that in Japan ...

Japanese vending machines, which offer whale meat, snails-in-a-can or edible insects, have a new dish on the menu: wild bear meat. Different cuts of local black bear are sold from a vending ...

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Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon. Two machines have been installed in the western coastal city of Ako, which lies in a region ...

At slightly over 5 million nationwide, vending machines are everywhere in Japan. They are on nearly every block in Tokyo and dotted across even the most spartan landscapes in the country's vast ...

“Vending machines produce more revenue from each square meter of scarce land than a retail store can,” Parry concluded. Japan has long been known for its exceptionally low homicide ra ...

A canned meat machine along with two frozen sashimi and cooked meat machines are displayed inside a vending machine shop, opened by a Japanese whale-hunting company, in Yokohama, January 24. (REUTERS) ...