Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture has combined the two. The novelty of being ...

Riding high on the popularity of Labubu and other tiny toys, Japanese brand Gashapon recently set up capsule vending machine ...

one of Japan’s largest pearl-production areas, the pearl wholesaler has set up gacha gacha toy dispensers at about 250 locations nationwide. The coin-operated machines accept two 500-yen coins ...

And the shop emphasizes it only uses ingredients produced in 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 ...

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While no country can compete with Japan in terms of sheer vending machine mania ... Yes, your favorite childhood toy, adult obsession, and foot-murdering weapon can be purchased from a vending ...

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 ...