New York Times: Although street crime is relatively low in Japan, many Japanese say they feel growing anxiety about safety….so, clothing designer Aya Tsukioka came up with a creative idea to help women protect themselves in case a situation calls for that… Amongst the selection, a vending-machine could offer a woman walking alone a way to elude pursuers….never mind that a woman may be nervous and extremely shaky in such moment, what if that ‘pursuer’ chooses to break into the ‘vending machine?’

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