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The newest natural summer snack sensation is also helping people with disabilities earn livings.
Scale-size recreations of Japan’s ever-present drink machines dispense their own tiny model cans.
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Even amphibians love Japan’s unmanned drink dispensers, but what do you do if you want your change?
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