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Before there was a Starbucks on every corner, time-crunched Americans could get a quick caffeine fix straight from their office vending machines. But nowadays, coffee vending machines offering piping ...

If you have ever travelled through Japan, you will realise that the country has a way of solving problems you did not even know you had. Picture this for a moment: rushing between train transfers, ...

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 ...

There’s a reason Sagamihara, Japan, isn’t in travel guides. It’s a sprawling commuter city for nearby Yokohama and Tokyo; a mix of main roads, light industrial estates and quiet towns people go ...