Vending machines have thrived for decades in Japan, and enthusiasts like Nomura Makoto have a particular nostalgia for those from an earlier era that only stay in operation through the efforts of ...

Japan's PXP Corp., a startup developing chalcopyrite and perovskite solar technologies, and Suntory Holdings, a Japanese brewing company, have started a one-year trial to investigate the performance ...

Japan has a lot of different types of vending machines, but the one thing they have in common, of course, is that they all vend. But while the idea of selling something is right there in the name, ...

Kirin Beverage Co Ltd has unveiled a new vending machine that comes equipped with a small built-in security camera. While installing security cameras within vending machines is nothing new, Kirin’s ...

Visitors to the Osaka Kansai Expo can quench their thirst for science—and hydration—with drinks from the world’s first hydrogen-cartridge powered vending machine, which was installed on March 18. The ...