Vending machines these days are good for more than just a soda and bag of chips. In fact, a vending machine in Hiroshima, Japan, actually has the ability to dispense a thin-crust pizza fresh from the ...

Japan's ailing vending machine industry is looking to indulgences like caviar and fresh sashimi to stymie its decades-long decline. Aided by the pandemic push for minimizing contact with others, ...

Vending machines are a cornerstone of Japanese culture, dispensing items from food to T-shirts to Pokémon cards. During the pandemic and the Olympics, these machines take on an even greater importance ...

Vending machines aren’t just for drinks and snacks, anymore. You can find them stocked full of clothes, electronics and now, fresh-baked pizzas. A new vending machine in Hiroshima, Japan, called ...

If you take a look into the history of SlashGear, we've had our eyeballs stuck in vending machines for a while now. It's a very abridged history, but one trend sticks out like a box full of assorted ...

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 ...

There are more vending machines per capita in Japan than in any other country in the world. And as of 2013, there are over 5 million of them. Soft drinks might make up half of those, but you can also ...

Right now, I am visiting New York. There are not many vending machines here, like there are in Osaka, where I live. Surely, there must be a good reason for Japan ...

Discover the secret of Japan’s mysterious vending machine. Senate to vote Friday on pathway to end shutdown Scientists ...

Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon. Two machines have been installed in the western coastal city of Ako, which lies in a region that ...