TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Don Quijote is making a new play for international visitors, opening its first store set up only with vending machines offering items from instant ramen to personalized name ...

Japan is the vending machine capital of the world. In fact, there are so many of these dispensers in the country that the ratio is estimated to be one vending machine per 23 people. While drinks are ...

TOKYO -- Blue Bottle Coffee Japan has installed vending machines selling coffee beans and canned coffee in Tokyo's busy Shibuya district, as the company tries to attract customers without investing in ...

A Tokyo-style claw machine arcade allows customers to enjoy the fun of operating a claw to catch a variety of plush toys inside the machine, and also to bring the merchandise back home after the game.

Japan has so many vending machines that they hardly register in the minds of most people walking down the street. However, an array of vending machines in Tokyo’s Kamata neighborhood has been catching ...