With one vending machine for every 29 people, according to Tokyo Weekender, Japan boasts the highest density of these machines in the world. Found in bustling urban centres and quiet residential ...

From hot ramen to luxury wagyu beef, Japan’s vending machines are next-level. Find out the coolest and weirdest things you ...

The new vending machines have a slightly larger footprint thanks to an additional generator module on the side. That’s where ...

Japan has shown the world that wonderful things can be distributed through a vending machine -- from tiny Nikon camera ...

Although Japan has taken legal steps to build ... After the company opened a 33-square-meter smoking room in Tokyo with a vending machine in 2019, about 1,500 people used the space daily.

In Tokyo, not even the train stations accepted ... Washizu, who wrote a book on the history of vending machines in Japan, credits this fascination as a main reason why the machines are so popular.

I have seen an image of Shohei Ohtani, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, gazing out from a vending machine while standing in ...