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Japan launches whale meat vending machines to promote sales

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Konomu Kubo, a spokesperson for Kyodo Senpaku Co. explains how whale meat is being sold from a vending machine at the firm's store, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Ha Kwyeon)

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its controversial products, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines.

The Kujira (Whale) Store, an unmanned outlet that recently opened in the port town of Yokohama near Tokyo, houses three machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak, as well as canned whale meat at prices from 1,000 yen (Sh958) to 3,000 yen (Sh2,862).

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