Live beetles dispensed by vending machines in Miyazaki

Live beetles dispensed by vending machines in Miyazaki

YAMANOGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a vending machine selling live beetles. Kunji Shimbori, a lunch-box store employee, is doing a thriving business off Route 269 in Yamanoguchi, Miyazaki Prefecture, with a novel idea -- selling live beetles in a vending machine. Packed in twos or threes inside transparent cases, the insects -- which are immensely popular with Japanese kids -- fetch 600 yen per case. For bigger insects, each pack goes for 800 yen.

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