Nonalcoholic vending machines popping up at business conference halls

Photo taken in Dec. 2016 shows an installed vending machine (L) that exclusively dispense Suntory's "All-Free" nonalcoholic beer for conference hall users in Tokyo. TKP Corp., a major Japanese supplier of rental conference halls, is calling on companies to engage in "stimulating discussions at conferences" with some non-intoxicating suds instead of imbibing customary drinks such as tea or coffee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo