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The first vending machine was built in the first century - it dispensed wine and holy water. Now, theyre a ubiquitous part of the modern world. And their uses have become increasingly ingenious...

Japanese vending machines, which offer whale meat, snails-in-a-can or edible insects, have a new dish on the menu: wild bear meat.

The Japanese are famous for their love of quirky vending machines and now another unusual offering has been...

A new vending machine in the Akita prefecture of Japan stocks fresh, local hunter-harvested black bear meat.

There are few things you cannot buy from a vending machine in Japan. Bear meat is not one.

The vending machine displays pictures of lean and fatty bear meat. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The machine in the northern prefecture of Akita sells locally killed wild bear captured by local hunters

The unusual "locally captured" cuisine is available around for clock for hungry commuters, with 10-15 packs sold every week.

Different cuts of locally killed black bear are proving popular with those who see it as a delicacy.

In the 1880s, vending machines were used to dispense postcards. Eventually, it shifted to packaged food items. But Japan has recently installed a vending machine that sells fresh bear meat. It has become an unlikely hit, as it sells the meat for $16.50 per 250 g to passengers arriving at a nearby railway station in Semboku town. It has also received requests for mail order deliveries from places as far as 400 km away in Tokyo.