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Starbucks and Suntory will be releasing a new series of bottled coffee, ' Starbucks MY RETREAT Caramel Macchiato,' on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. This marks the first time that Starbucks has released a ...

Japan still loves cash and vending machines, but new banknotes containing hologram technology won't work in many machines without upgrades.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – The ubiquitous Japanese vending machine is keeping its place on U.S. military bases, despite a nationwide round-up of obsolete machines. Many of the 4.1 million vending ...

Dydo Drinco, a Japanese beverage maker, is creating personalized vending machines for companies that will greet customers using their boss’s voice, the Japan Times reports. The company, which mainly ...

America's love affair with vending machines goes back generations. There are about 7 million vending machines in the country, selling Americans sodas, snacks and sundries — and bringing in nearly $22 ...

Starbucks is always looking for new and ever-more convenient ways to reach its customers in Japan, and now it’s breaking ground with another sales channel — Japanese vending machines. With roughly 2.1 ...

Vending machines are a cornerstone of Japanese culture, dispensing items from food to T-shirts to Pokémon cards. During the pandemic and the Olympics, these machines take on an even greater importance ...

Coca-Cola is set to roll out a vending machine subscription service in Japan later this year. This is the company’s latest move to hopefully revive the recent dip in sales from the drink dispensers.

Television stars Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla share their excitement at discovering hot black coffee in a Japan roadside ...

Mumbai: Television star Rubina Dilaik and actor husband Abhinav Shukla, who are on a travelling spree to Japan, were ...