While the Japanese are no strangers to vending machines that dispense everything from hot coffee to clothes, they’ve long had to settle for compromises when it comes to ramen. With one vending ...

Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture has combined the two. The novelty of being ...

MANILA, Philippines — Riding high on the popularity of Labubu and other tiny toys, Japanese brand Gashapon recently set up capsule vending machine stations in Manila with the aim of fueling the ...

In Japan, you can buy just about anything from vending machines. From A to Z, amazake (a sweet drink made from fermented rice) to zucchini, with things such as eggs, "omikuji" fortunes ...

“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 ...

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 ...