Huge number of vending machines

There are many 自動販売機/Jidou-hanbaiki in Japan. In English, it is a bending machine. Just how many vending machines are there in this country? I looked it up. According to the data, there are about 2.7 million units. This means that one out of every 50 people in the country has one installed in their city.

I only use vending machines once or twice a year. Naturally, there are vending machines near my house, even if they are not used that often. This machine runs on electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Even if other countries' people criticize us for saying that electricity is a waste, we will not be able to refute it.

I think this type of machine probably appeared in Japan in the 1970s. I think this machine was the first to start selling canned coffee. Since then, the number of vending machines installed in Japan has steadily increased.

There are many different types of these machines, and some machines now sell ramen noodles and frozen side dishes. The vending machine doesn't speak, so all you have to do is insert a coin and press the purchase button to complete the purchase. Japanese people may find it easier because they don't have to talk at all.

Japanese people are people who care about other people's evaluations. Therefore, when they go shopping at a restaurant or grocery store, they tend to be afraid of being disliked by the people there. Therefore, they tend to be more considerate of others than necessary. Therefore, one of the reasons why the number of vending machines has increased may be that they are easier because you don't have to have a conversation.

Apparently there are vending machines in Tokyo that sell locusts and grasshoppers as “insect food.'' I've never seen that machine. This is a story in very poor taste.

It was previously said that if you calculated the power consumption of all the vending machines in Japan, it would be equivalent to one nuclear power plant. Nowadays, energy saving technology has advanced, so it seems that the power consumption is a little less.