A kokeshi doll-vending machine in front of a restaurant in northeastern Japan's Fukushima's Inawashiro Town The region celebrated the 100th anniversary of Nakanosawa kokeshi dolls two years ago ...

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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 ...

At slightly over 5 million nationwide, vending machines are everywhere in Japan. They are on nearly every block in Tokyo and dotted across even the most spartan landscapes in the country's vast ...

Over the past decade, Japanese vending machines have expanded beyond drinks to include food items as well ... However, the taste and texture is different to the noodles you’d usually enjoy at a ramen ...

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 ...

“A landscape with a vending machine, which is unique to Japan, probably appears curious to people from other countries,” Ohashi said. “Perhaps viewers are projecting the solitude of modern ...