The machine offers a selection of cuts of Asian black bear meat, trapped by local hunters (Picture: Reuters) The sale of meat from vending machines is not an uncommon practice in Japan.

Of all the things you might expect to find in a vending machine, fresh bear meat doesn't spring to mind. But for residents living in the northern Japanese city of Semboku, they can get their hands ...

Vending machines are found absolutely everywhere you look in Japan. In fact, Japan has the highest density of vending machines worldwide, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has visited the ...

My InsiderAt the Tazawako bullet train station in Semboku city, Akita prefecture, commuters can stop by a vending machine and purchase hunks of meat from a freshly slaughtered bear, per a Japanese ...

Vending machines selling whale sashimi, whale bacon and whale steak have opened in Japan. A customer buys whale meat at a vending machine in Yokohama, Japan. Credit: Androniki Christodoulou/Reuters ...

This summer, a never-before-seen lineup of vending machines has been installed on the Meitetsu Nagoya Railway Line at Meitetsu Nagoya Station. The vending machines are unique in that they sell popular ...