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Commuters stopping at a train station in Akita prefecture in Japan can stop to buy bear meat. The meat is dispensed through a vending machine for about $17 for half a pound. The meat comes from bears ...

After struggling to promote its controversial products for years, a Japanese whaling operator is trying a new way to cultivate sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, which ...

SEMBOKU, Japan — A remote Japanese town has taken to selling bear meat from a vending machine, sourcing its supply to Asian black bears, listed as a vulnerable species, caught in traps or in the ...

A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital ...

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira ...

A storefront in Japan houses vending machines that sell whale products, including frozen sashimi, steaks, bacon and canned stews. The whaling industry has been limited by conservation laws that aimed ...

The latest vending machines in Japan offer umbrellas for those caught in sudden showers, but no, they aren't for sale. Osaka-based beverage manufacturer Dydo Drinco Inc. on Thursday said it has ...

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