Vox Borders S00 E04 Why Japan has so many vending machines

"If you want to know a country’s deepest fears, look at its border."

What vending machines can teach you about this country. While in Japan I noticed vending machines everywhere. Looking into it a little deeper a discovered that there's a very interesting answer to why Japan has so many vending machines. It's an economic story but it's also a story about how Japanese society values robotics and automation.