Take Japan's millions of vending machines. They're big business, offering everything from hot coffee and beer to wagyu and hot sauce. Though some accept card payments, those that take cash may not ...

At slightly over 5 million nationwide, vending machines are everywhere in Japan. They are on nearly every block in Tokyo and dotted across even the most spartan landscapes in the country's vast ...

In many ways Japan is a country that's firmly embraced technology, yet it remains attached to good old-fashioned cash. Plenty of locals and tourists wave their credit cards in the shops scattered ...