In the event of a disaster, vending machines offering free food and drinks have been installed in Japan

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 06. 02. 08:38

In the event of an earthquake or typhoon, vending machines offering free food have been put into operation in preparation for natural disasters in Ako, one of Japan’s coastal cities located in an area at high risk of natural disasters, the British newspaper The Guardian wrote based on a report by the Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Simbun.

The two food vending machines that were put into operation recently were designed to open by themselves and make their contents – offered for money – free of charge, after the authorities issue a warning due to heavy rain or order the evacuation of the population after an earthquake of five or more magnitudes on the seven-point Japanese seismic scale.

The devices were filled with 300 bottles of soft drinks and 150 portions of food, including nutritional supplements, and placed near buildings designated as evacuation shelters.

According to the manufacturer Earth Corp., their machines are the first of their kind in Japan, one of the most seismically active countries in the world, which in recent years has been increasingly hit by typhoons that cause floods and landslides.