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 ...

(Daishi Sato, Owner of the vending machine) "Bear meat has some flavor that's indescribable, and its texture is a bit hard, like the tough part of beef. It is hard to describe the flavor. How should I ...

recently the entire BCU went to Japan we had a lot of fun we also wanted to make some ranking episodes trying some foods and experiences we would not be able to have otherwise here in the States today ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble ...

The number of soft drink vending machines installed in Japan in 2025 fell to 1.95 million, preliminary year-end figures show, ...

A vending machine in Kyoto is offering a unique take on traditional Japanese cuisine, dispensing frozen "obanzai," a style of home-cooked dishes rooted in local ingredients, according to a SoraNews24 ...

A small retail space in Eugene, Ore., is offering a unique shopping experience built around Japanese-style vending machines, ...