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Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm sure because the first time I'd been there they said "welcome in" and showed my wife and I how to use the vending machine as it was a little non-standard even for Japanese people, then referenced that when we came back the 1.5 years later when we gave our order tickets over.

I DID wear a green backpack and red hoodie combo during our Japan trips, so it's likely tall white guy + red hoodie + green backpack was enough to remember us, but it's still impressive to me