Japan still loves cash and vending machines, but new banknotes containing hologram technology won't work in many machines without upgrades.

Before there was a Starbucks on every corner, time-crunched Americans could get a quick caffeine fix straight from their office vending machines. But nowadays, coffee vending machines offering piping ...

Japan has said it intends to allow the hunting of endangered fin whales, some of the largest whales in the ocean. This decision comes as the country opens more and more vending machines selling whale ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – The ubiquitous Japanese vending machine is keeping its place on U.S. military bases, despite a nationwide round-up of obsolete machines. Many of the 4.1 million vending ...

In the U.S., when you think of vending machine snacks, you probably imagine stale candy and granola bars, bags of chips, and, if you're lucky, cookies. But if you've ever visited Japan, you know that ...

A brief look at hamburger vending machines in Japan, showing how they work, what’s on offer, and why they’ve become a unique ...

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 ...

You deposit your coins and make your choice: dried squid or hair tonic, batteries or green tea, boxers or beer. It’s all enticingly on display under the fluorescent lights of a truck-sized vending ...

Television stars Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla share their excitement at discovering hot black coffee in a Japan roadside ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Smokers in Japan will no longer be able to buy cigarettes from vending machines from next year without an ID card that says they are adults under a new system that aims to make it ...

The latest vending machines in Japan offer umbrellas for those caught in sudden showers, but no, they aren't for sale. Osaka-based beverage manufacturer Dydo Drinco Inc. on Thursday said it has ...