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 ...

Coca-Cola is unveiling the world's first hydrogen-powered vending machines at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, beginning April 13. As detailed by The Verge and Sora News 24, the world's largest ...

In most places, vending machines mean soda, chips, and a quick snack. In Japan, they’ve evolved into something far more unexpected.

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 ...

TOKYO — The vending machine at Hiroshi Nishitani’s Tokyo ramen restaurant has been reliable for a decade. Customers feed it money, and it prints out their orders while he makes fresh noodles in the ...

Japan's vending machines go far beyond snacks and drinks, offering everything from hot meals and fresh eggs to umbrellas and anime collectibles. With millions of machines nationwide, they are a ...