Over on X, user @LaurieWired posted a link and YouTube clip from Sawara-San (which is in Japanese) showing that they managed to snag an Intel Core i7-8700 CPU for just 500 Yen (which is around $3 USD) ...
The 'capsule machine,' once only seen at stationery stores in front of schools, has recently gained attention among people in their 20s. Capsule machines, which occupy a spot in pop-up stores in ...
Some of the about 20 items available from the "Aji Stone gacha" capsule toy vending machine, such as paperweights and vases, are seen at Miyama Park in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Aug. 22, 2025.
TOTTORI--Tottori and Shimane have joined the list of prefectures with “gacha gacha” capsule vending machines offering the chance to win a necklace made of domestic pearls worth 20,000 yen ($146). It ...
TOKYO — Yoshiaki Yamanishi set out to create the most boring toy imaginable. In the booming universe of Japanese capsule vending machines, the competition is strong. Anyone with some pocket change ...
Masashi Okusako is seen next to the "gacha" capsule vending machine for letters that he installed at Binsen Cafe, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 4, 2023. (Mainichi) TOKYO -- A cafe here is giving ...
Vending machines have certain advantages that make getting into the vending machine business attractive, particularly to beginning entrepreneurs with limited capital. However, there's also a lot of ...