Japan to OK sales of duty-free goods in vending machines

Japan is set to approve a plan to sell duty-free goods in vending machines to address a manpower shortage to process such sales especially in areas other than big cities, government sources said Monday.Duty-free items such as cosmetics, character goods and watches will be sold in vending machines providing a tourist's identification can be verified through facial recognition and passport data, the sources said.With the rising number of foreign visitors to Japan, the government believes resolving the issue of manpower will stimulate tourist consumption.The ruling parties are expected to incl…READ FULL ARTICLE