I hope everything works out okay… 
Yes! In fact, they worked apples into a lot of the dishes that I ate. It was nice to get away from the big city for a change.
I watch lotsa vids from a Japanese youtuber who travels all over Japan, mostly via trains & ferries. He shows us all around the trains & ships, the cities & towns he visits, and hips us to what he’s eating.
He recently went to Aomori via a “vending machine ferry,” and ranted and raved about the delicious apple goodies.
His 1st channel is Solo Travel Japan, and his 2nd one is foodier.
/end thread derailment 
One of the comments was this
Many places are doing this because of theft and laws that won’t prosecute theft under a certain amount.
If you steal it you’re stealing a $120 item and the police have to make an incident report.
That’s stupid enough to be true.
Especially since the ridiculous prices are still under $120. 
Completely aside from this story, $120 for a tin of Altoids at Walgreen’s sounds plausible. 
JFC!
They need a sound track.
Especially notable for the cross-cultural line:
“I’ve got more hits than Sadaharu Oh.”
I can’t tell if it’s really an ad for The Hair Cuttery, 70’s porn revival or a new Match dot com product for 'stache lovers.
