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Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales | AP News

By Thomas A. Smith

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) 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.

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. Prices range from 1,000 yen ($7.70) to 3,000 yen ($23).

via apnews.com

Yummmm. Sounds deeelicious!