Following Fioko Shop (Sonny Angel), Miniso and PopMart (Labubu), the Rue de Rivoli is gearing up to welcome a fresh wave of ...

Capsule toy vending machines, or 'gacha' machines, can be found all over Japan. They dispense random toys and collectibles for a small fee, with themed machines covering everything from popular anime ...

You feed coins into a “gacha gacha” vending machine, crank the handle and voila, you get a capsule toy. I was astounded by how sophisticated the toys had become when I visited a specialty store in ...

TOKYO -- Japanese toymaker Bandai will start recycling the shells of its capsule toys and use the plastic for new shells at its factory in the Philippines as rival Tomy seeks to put its vending ...

Japan has a well-deserved reputation as the world’s most enthusiastic country when it comes to vending machines. In downtown Tokyo, it seems like you can find a machine selling drinks on just about ...

HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA PREF, JAPAN, June 4, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- CAMSHOP , a Japanese brand known for its vehicle-themed novelty goods, has released a commercial-use capsule toy machine designed for ...

In Japan you’ll often come across capsule toy machines with prizes of all shapes and sizes. You can find them at different price points from ¥200 to upwards of ¥800. From gamer lingo-themed hair clips ...

This vibrant space is filled with rows of blind box and capsule toy machines glowing with colorful lights. Each machine ...

Japan’s capsule toy industry has come a long way from the corner of the supermarket, as it enjoys a new boom at home that is spurring multiple market players to set their sights on overseas expansion.

If you ever go to Japan, you may notice these little machines that look familiar back home. They’re capsule machines with little toys and they’re called Gachapon. The reason they’re called that is ...

Bandai Namco will open its flagship Gashapon capsule toy store in Ikebukuro on February 26, 2021. The store will offer a wide variety of capsule toys, including many store-exclusives. The store will ...