A bento vending ... Japan. “We used to make vending machines for a few years after the war, but we no longer make them, nor can we repair them,” a spokesperson for the manufacturer of the ...

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 ...

This thriving vending machine industry in Japan can be traced back to Expo ’70 in Osaka Japan. Vending machines existed in Japan for decades prior but were generally considered a novelty and hadn’t ...

“A landscape with a vending machine, which is unique to Japan, probably appears curious to people from other countries,” Ohashi said. “Perhaps viewers are projecting the solitude of modern ...