A vending machine that will offer free food and drinks during disasters is seen at the Ako Sukoyaka Center in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 12, 2023. A locker storing hygiene products is installed ...

A vending machine fitted with an emergency broadcast radio is seen at a park in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Jan. 18, 2023. (Mainichi/Shohei Kato) TOKYO -- In a first for the capital, a vending machine ...