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Published: March 3, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis:\\xa0The Straits Times\' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST\\u2019s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month.

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They\\xa0talk\\xa0about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

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In this episode, she chats with ST\'s Japan correspondent Walter Sim.

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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01:26 Decline in the number of vending machines in Japan - is the lure fading?

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03:24 Japan\'s history of vending machines and changes over the years

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09:40 Popularity of vending machines on the rise due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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12:01 Pros and cons of vending machines - in terms of a business deal

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14:55 Weirdest product to come out of a vending machine

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Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Fa\'izah Sani

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Edited by: Fa\'izah Sani

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