Soinsteadofpaying a lotofmoneyfor a storefront, retailerswilljustslip a littlemachineintoanalleywaytosave a lotofmoney, andtheycanstillturn a reallygoodprofit.
Accordingtooneessaythat I readfrom a JapaneseeconomisthereinTokyo, thebiggerexplanationforthevendingmachinesis a fascinationorevenanobsessionwithautomationandrobotics.
There's still a majorappreciationforhandcrafted, artisanalgoodshereinJapan.
事實上,日本仍保留着對手工製品的熱誠。
A goodexampleofthisistheseven-year-oldcoffeeshop I justgotoutof, wheretheyliterallyuse a weightedscaletoweightheircoffeebeansbeforegrindingthemandbrewingthemtoorder.
我剛離開的咖啡店便是個很好的例子,店主在研磨和沖制咖啡前會用一個秤來秤一下咖啡豆。
Tocooldowntheircoffee, theyputitinto a metalvesselandspinitaround a gianticecube.