Vending machines not only sell normal products like food and drinks, but also unusual items like live crabs and used underwear.
Now, they've staked their claim to a precious new market: gold.
But it's not just the Japanese who have come up with all these wacky items to sell, entrepeneurs from around the world have started selling their own products using vending machines. AsiaOne brings you some of the world's wackiest vending machines.