Whale meat vending machines open in Japan to promote sales after years of controversy Kyodo Senpaku Co. hopes to open 100 vending machines dispensing whale meat across Japan in five years.

Whale meat has long been a source of controversy but sales in the new vending machines have quietly gotten off to a good start, the operator says. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience ...

A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by ...

A Japanese whaling company is opening vending machines to drive up demand for whale meat. The machines will sell whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin, whale steak, and canned whale meat. Prices ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster ...

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele: whale meat vending machines ...