After struggling to promote its controversial products for years, a Japanese whaling operator is trying a new way to cultivate sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, which ...

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The enormous number of vending machines in Japan is a bit of a double-edged sword. Despite the convenient access to hot and cold drinks in just about every corner of the country, they can be eyesores, ...

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A Japanese noodle manufacturer has launched the world’s first canned ramen made with wheat noodles which will soon be available in vending machines across the country. Maruyama Seimen’s canned version ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales ...

Commuters stopping at a train station in Akita prefecture in Japan can stop to buy bear meat. The meat is dispensed through a vending machine for about $17 for half a pound. The meat comes from bears ...

Japan knows how to perfect things. From streamlining and revolutionizing the assembly lines for cars, to crafting award-winning whisky that often out-rank distilleries that came up with the process, ...

The Chick-fil-A vending machine will be dispensing chicken all day and night; however, just as the chain is famously closed ...