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 ...

A vending machine in Hiroshima, Japan serves up fresh pizza pies. Money goes in. Pizza comes out. It’s that simple. The vending machine, named Pizza Self 24, first became a tourist attraction in 2018.

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 ...

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 ...

If you think of a vending machine, you probably think of sodas or of potentially stale snacks, but that's not always the case. Japan in particular is known for having a wide variety of vending ...