Despite Japan's reputation as a vending machine heaven, inflation has driven some companies that sell canned and bottled ...

With record numbers of travelers heading to Japan, the general eating IQ among visitors has gone up. Beyond seeking out the best ramen and sushi, most now know that they can head to 7-Eleven for ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good food can come from unexpected places in Japan's capital. Jeremie Souteyrat / laif / Redux In Tokyo, good eats can be found in ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - After Japan granted more freedom to commercial whalers, a company turned the once hard to find meat into a convenient (yet expensive) snack. On December 26, 2018, the Ministry of ...

In most places, vending machines mean soda, chips, and a quick snack. In Japan, they’ve evolved into something far more unexpected. Along sidewalks and train stations, machines sell items that feel ...

For 24 hours, I survived on $1 meals in the world’s most expensive city. This challenge was particularly difficult, requiring ...

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 ...

Despite the decline in popularity of drink vending machines; others that offer ramen noodles, cut fruit, kimchi and crepes are unlikely to disappear anytime soon. - AFP TOKYO; From post offices and ...

KTLA’s David Lazarus and his wife recently visited Japan and were amazed by the innovative technology they encountered. They saw robots performing various tasks, including checking them into a hotel, ...