{"id":6821,"date":"2026-04-26T03:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:25:57","slug":"japan-inflation-cools-demand-for-vending-machine-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6821","title":{"rendered":"Japan inflation cools demand for vending machine drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>A woman cycles past two vending machines next to a clock shop in Tokyo&#8217;s Bunkyo district on April 14, 2026 &#8211; Copyright AFP Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kyoko HASEGAWA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan\u2019s vending machines are ubiquitous. But with the rapid pace of inflation cooling demand for their drinks, operators are being forced to rethink the business.<\/p>\n<p>Last month beverage giant DyDo Group Holdings announced it would remove about 20,000 vending machines \u2014 around seven percent of their stock nationwide \u2014 by January 2027, in order to \u201creconstruct a profitable network\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pokka Sapporo Food &amp;amp; Beverage, based in Nagoya, also said in March it would sell its 40,000-machine operation to Osaka-based Lifedrink Co.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strength of the vending machine business has been to sell at list prices,\u201d a spokeswoman for Pokka Sapporo told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201ca rise in list prices is pushing more people to look to shops that sell drinks at a discount\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Tetsuharu Kawaguchi, 31, who works for a food delivery company, said cost was the leading factor in his decision to ditch vending machines \u2014 which stock a host of Japan\u2019s favourite thirst-quenchers from iced tea to canned coffee.<\/p>\n<p>From a machine, even \u201cwater\u2026 ends up being around 130 yen (80 cents). If you go to a convenience store, you can sometimes get it a bit cheaper, and places like drugstores often sell it for quite a low price\u201d, he explained.<\/p>\n<p>While Japan was long haunted by deflation, it has more recently faced a surge in living costs.<\/p>\n<p>Kazuhiro Miyashita of Inryo Soken, a research institute focused on the beverage industry, told AFP that increased costs for fuel and staff to keep machines stocked were eating into profits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they can curb prices through cost-cutting, they may be able to\u00a0hold their own against convenience stores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Takayuki Ishizaki of\u00a0Nomura Research Institute said that growing environmental awareness was also playing a part in the troubling situation for operators.<\/p>\n<p>It \u201chas led some people to stop buying drinks outside and instead bring their own bottles (to refill)\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the decline, vending machines \u2014 where ramen noodles, cut fruit, kimchi and crepes are also on offer \u2014 are unlikely to disappear anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately the overwhelming convenience of being able to find one just by walking a short distance practically anywhere (in Japan) is something that can\u2019t really be replaced,\u201d Ishizaki said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe move now is toward being more strategic and selective in terms of placement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taisuke Oguro, 27, a hairdresser in Tokyo, is holding out for their survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn places where there aren\u2019t any convenience stores, I do think it\u2019s actually pretty handy to have one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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