YOKOHAMA, Japan: A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines.
Konomu Kubo, a spokesman for Kyodo Senpaku Co., explains how whale meat is being sold from a vending machine at the firm's store in Yokohama, Japan on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. AP PHOTO
YOKOHAMA, Japan: A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines.