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Companies often use shokken machines as they can reduce the amount of staff needed, reduce theft, reduce the turnover rate and can help reduce ordering errors. [10] While useful, shokken machines are not associated with a fine dining atmosphere, [10] as they are often seen in inexpensive restaurants such as Matsuya, Yoshinoya and Sukiya.
As of 2024, vending machines sometimes dispense omikuji. [citation needed] The omikuji predicts the person's chances of their hopes coming true, of finding a good match, or generally matters of health, fortune, life, etc. When the prediction is bad, it is a custom to fold up the strip of paper and attach it to a pine tree or a wall of metal ...
The Sagamihara Vending Machine Park (相模原レトロ自販機, Sagamihara Retoro Jihanki) is a collection of retro vending machines in the city of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, Japan. It was created by Tatsuhiro Saitō ( 齋藤辰洋 , Saitō Tatsuhiro ) , the president of the Rat Sunrise used tire shop, originally to entertain waiting customers.
Capsule toy is the generic term for miniature toys dispensed by capsule vending machines. There are also cases where products other than toys are included (as mentioned below). Each vending machine contains several different items (usually from the same series) and one of them is randomly dispensed. Gashapon shop located in Akihabara
Genkō yōshi (原稿用紙, "manuscript paper") is a type of Japanese paper used for writing. It is printed with squares, typically 200 or 400 per sheet, each square designed to accommodate a single Japanese character or punctuation mark.
Initially, the range of foods available at the vending machines included hamburgers, cup noodle, and Japanese curry dishes. They were prepared in a [3] microwave oven or used hot water from an integrated water heater. Later, vending machines appeared that could automatically cook enriched meals with variations such as tempura, soba, and udon.
Apies has been an independent company since then. With the decline of amusement equipment, Apies leading products are fortune-telling machines and senjafuda vending machines. In 2018, it was the top manufacturer of fortune-telling vending machines in Japan with an approximately 80% share of the domestic market. [14]
In 1961 production of juice vending machines is established and one year later, in August 1962, the company is listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The 1970s brought the introduction of automotive products to the product line, namely automotive air-conditioners and SD compressors for automotive air-conditioners.