Tens of thousands of vending machines are vanishing from Japan, as machines that once symbolised the nation’s love of ...
That 1970s retrofuturistic model known as the Ultrasonic Bath (but was more lovingly referred to as the "human washing machine") was a huge hit when it was showcased at the Expo by Sanyo – but it's ...
Scientists in Japan have developed a new, highly efficient method for designing wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. Based on machine learning, the method enables a system to maintain stable voltage ...
In January 2026, households in several Japanese municipalities began testing a water system that connects to no municipal pipe. The units, installed next to washing machines, filter and recirculate ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's not like Japanese vending machines are a secret — there are some four million of them throughout the country, and in cities ...