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 ...

Kotaku credits the rise of vending machines in Japan to the country's population boom after World War II. They offered vendors, especially beverage companies, an easy way to expand their product's ...

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 rural ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's not like Japanese vending machines are a secret — there are some four million of them throughout the country, and in cities ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales ...

A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital ...

Cats are pretty notorious grumps when it comes to pet clothes. Unlike dogs, who seem generally pretty game for miniature costumes and sweaters, cats don’t take particularly well to being encased in ...