No coins? Not a problem for Japan's new cashless gachapon capsule toy vending machines soranews24.com

The beloved capsule toy machines are catching up to the times by losing the coin element of the transaction.
Gachapon, also known as gashapon, are those ubiquitous capsule vending machines found throughout Japan.
These prizes aren’t just any run-of-the-mill gumballs, either–capsule toy machines in Japan dispense everything from intricate rice cooker coin cases to coffee beans at the swanky Gacha Gacha Coffee.
The new line of machines has been dubbed Pipitto Gacha (ピピットガチャ), stylized as ‘Pipit Gacha,’ and is being developed by the Tech Gacha Institute, which has already released a line of Smile Gacha machines.
Smile Gacha machines work by means of an internal camera that grants the user one turn of the handle for a prize when it recognizes a smile, as shown in the video below.