Japanese beverage manufacturing and distribution firm Lifedrink plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary, LD Vending Co., as part of its strategy to expand into the vending machine business, ...

If you've ever used a faucet with handles marked blue and red for "cold" and "hot," then congratulations — you've just mastered the art of buying drinks from a vending machine in Japan. This could ...

From hot meals to chilly drinks, Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines offer life’s essentials at a push of a button. From the top of Mount Fuji to the gates of the holiest shrines, it isn’t much of an ...

KOCHI -- Kochi University in this western Japan city has installed the first vending machine at a Japanese college that allows holders of a "president's coin" to receive a free drink, courtesy of the ...