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Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths

• Oona McGee
  2 days ago
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Enjoy the taste of freshly whisked matcha at the touch of a button.

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• (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)

Hot pot in cans coming to Japanese vending machines this fall

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 14, 2026

Or should we call them hot can?

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Starbucks Japan unveils first-ever vending machine, with an exclusive coffee drink

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2026

A new way to get a taste of Starbucks.

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• (coffee • coffee vending machine • drinks • Japanese vending machines • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks vending machine • vending machines)

Tokyo’s Shibuya puts up new posters asking visitors to use recycle boxes properly

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2026

Campaign is neighborhood’s latest attempt to keep litter and overtourism in check.

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• (Japan travel • litter • overtourism • recycling • recycling boxes • Shibuya • tourism • trash • travel • vending machines)

New Shinkansen platform vending machine sells local-flavor treats from 127-year-old snack maker

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 10, 2026

A new way to get your hands on a popular souvenir at Shin Osaka.

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• (bullet train • food • Japan travel • Osaka • Osaka ikaten • rice crackers • senbei • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • shrimp chips • squid • stations • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)

New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2026

A new way to make your journey on Japan’s fastest trains even cooler.

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• (bullet trains • Japan travel • Japanese vending machines • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)

Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2026

We test the sourness of the juice but get distracted by a surprise performance.

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• (cool • drinks • hidden gems • Japanese vending machines • juice • lemon juice • lemons • Osaka • SNJO • vending machines • weird • weird vennding machine)

Starbucks Japan releases first-ever gacha capsule toys, featuring iconic menu items as plush coffee charms

• Oona McGee
  Jul 31, 2026

New Japan-exclusive collectibles are only available at select locations.

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Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by Japanese vending machines

• Oona McGee
  Jul 18, 2026

Could this be the way of the future as people around the world adapt to rising temperatures?

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• (cool • crazy • Do Hiemon Box • fridges • heatstroke • human refrigerator • Japanese vending machines • news • summer • technology • vending machines)

We try out the joys of Japan’s kakuuchi wine vending machine

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2026

A new take on a fading part of Japanese drinking culture.

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• (Aeon Liquor • Aeon Mall • alcohol • COK • drinks • kaku-uchi • kakuuchi • SNJO • vending machines • wine)

Bizarre Japanese vending machine sells “Peace and Equality” and “Angels and Demons”

• Oona McGee
  May 23, 2026

We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are.

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Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  May 22, 2026

An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form. 

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• (COK • cool • drinks • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines • Yoglet)

Zunda Shake vending machine lets you taste samurai culture in milkshake form

• Oona McGee
  May 7, 2026

Edo-period specialty gets a modern makeover in the heart of Tokyo. 

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• (dessert vending machine • drinks • edamame • Japanese vending machines • milkshakes • Sendai • shakes • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • soybeans • specialty • sweets • Tokyo • unique vending machine • vending machines • weird • weird drinks • zunda • Zunda Shake)

Drink vending machines disappearing in Japan as number drops to lowest in 30 years

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 11, 2026

In the land of vending machines, what’s behind the biggest single-year decrease ever for soft drinks?

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• (COK • convenience stores • drinks • society • soft drinks • vending machines)

A Kyoto factory vending machine sells gourmet mystery meals at bargain prices

• Elliot Hale
  Apr 4, 2026

Frozen home-style cooking with unbelievable tastes.

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• (COK • cool • food • Fushimi • gacha • Kyoto • obanzai • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines)

This Japanese vending machine doesn’t sell drinks, but you can buy drinks through it

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 20, 2026

There’s nothing for sale inside the machine, but Okinawan spirits and delicious deserts are waiting on the other side.

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• (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)

Japanese vending machine serves up unique drinks at four Tokyo train stations

• Oona McGee
  Jan 18, 2026

When you’re thirsty for something different, this unusual machine has you covered.

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• (cool • hidden gems • Ikebukuro • Japanese train stations • Japanese vending machines • Kikkoman • SNJO • soy • soy milk • Tokyo • train stations • vending machines • weird)

Time-slipping travel at a roadside retro spot in northern east Japan【Kita Kanto Brothers】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2025

The Kita Kanto Brothers make an unexpected detour in Gunma Prefecture.

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• (COK • cool • food • Gunma • Kanto • Kita Kanto • Kita Kanto Bros. • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • north Kanto • northern Kanto • retro • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • tourism • travel • vending machines)

Starbucks releases first-ever vending machine-exclusive drink in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2025

Limited-edition beverage is a historic first for the coffeehouse chain.

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• (autumn • caramel • coffee • coffee drinks • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese vending machines • limited edition • macchiato • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • vending machines)

Are blank vending machines the future in Japan?

• Master Blaster
  Oct 2, 2025

DyDo is trying to find out with help from Toyota.

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• (COK • Dydo • technology • Toyota Woven City • vending machines)

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