Japanese whaling operator Kyodo Senpaku Co. has launched a handful of whale meat vending machines in hopes of increasing sales across the country after years of controversy.

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.

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 ...

In a shocking turn, Japan will soon start hunting "vulnerable" fin whales to fuel the country's whale meat vending machines.

When you visit a vending machine, you would typically expect chips, candy or beverages to be on sale. But there are some machines at one Nebraska butcher shop that offer something a little different.

Faltin Meat Market held a grand opening for the Meat Room, a 24/7 meat vending machine space where customers can get sausages, steaks, cheese and more outside of regular hours.

Yet taxpayers in these countries continue to bankroll government-sponsored marketing efforts to encourage whale meat consumption through whale burgers and tacos, whale meat vending machines, and a ...