Japan is a vending machine paradise. According to an article in IT Media, while their numbers are slowly dipping as a result of competition from convenience stores and a decreasing population, Japan still has the most vending machines per capita in the world. Moreover, with the country's relatively low crime rate,…
Both the size of the fall and the rate of decrease were the largest in 31 years since the impact of a drastic revision of the Liquor Tax Law in fiscal 1989.
Japan might be famous for its sake, but in reality, the tipple of choice for most people here is a cold hard beer. Pretty much every enkai, or banquet, begins with a round of nama, the common word for a glass of draught beer, and ever since the pandemic caused…