America's love affair with vending machines goes back generations. There are about 7 million vending machines in the country, selling Americans sodas, snacks and sundries — and bringing in nearly $22 ...

OSAKA, Japan – It's hard to even go one block down the street without running into a vending machine. They are literally on every block, at least in major cities like this one, and what they sell is ...

TOKYO (dpa) – On the streets of Japanese big cities they dispense hot drinks, steaming noodles, bunches of flowers, sacks of rice and even ladies’ underwear. Self-service vending machines cater for ...

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 ...

There’s a reason Sagamihara, Japan, isn’t in travel guides. It’s a sprawling commuter city for nearby Yokohama and Tokyo; a mix of main roads, light industrial estates and quiet towns people go ...

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 ...