Those crazy Japan vending machines

Jefferson Graham USA TODAY

OSAKA, Japan – It’s hard to even go one block down the street without running into a vending machine. 

They are literally on every block, at least in major cities like this one, and what they sell is way different from our variety packs of chips, cookies, candy bars and sodas. 

On a recent visit to the island nation, we saw mostly liquids: hot coffees and teas, soups, fruit juices, water, cold beer and even some mixed cocktails.