Japan is synonymous with vending machines. The island-nation has vending machines for everything: fresh flowers, bowls of hot ...

Japan's beverage vending machine industry is shrinking as higher operating costs and increased retail competition erode ...

Despite Japan's reputation as a vending machine heaven, inflation has driven some companies that sell canned and bottled ...

Japan is full of vending machines for almost anything, but not all of them turn out to be as good as they seem. Throughout ...

We all know airline food usually isn't applauded for its quality -- but one vending machine in Haneda Airport is making ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bear. Not the one served in the vending machine. Commuters stopping at a train station in Akita prefecture in Japan can stop to ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In many ways Japan is a country that's firmly embraced technology, yet it remains attached to good old ...

Japan is installing vending machines that unlock in the case of a disaster, per local reports. Machines are being trialed that give out free food and supplies in the event of a severe earthquake. The ...

A social media campaign encouraging consumers to support earthquake-damaged dairy farms in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has helped drive a surge in sales of locally produced milk, according to a Seoul ...

A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Japan just took convenience to the next level with a bear meat vending machine at one of its train ...