Food vending machines in Japan reached their peak in 1985 when there were 250,000 across the country, according to the Japan Vending Systems Manufacturers Association. As of December 2021, it was ...

More than 100 retro vending machines, many of them from the 1970s and 80s, offer a variety of food items including bowls of noodles, hot sandwiches and hamburgers, katsudon, curries and other fare.

Now, the folks at LEGO are releasing a 1,343-piece LEGO retro-style vending machine set. One that allows builders to create their very own mechanical working machine that releases mystery capsules.

A vendor restocks classic soda bottles into a vintage vending machine at the Used Tire Market in Sag amihara, Japan, July 22, 2022. Located about a 10-minute drive from Camp Zama, ...