This is the high tech machine in Japan. The Tobacco Institute of Japan has come out with a new system that requires smart vending machines to check the buyer’s ID before allowing them to make a purchase. So if you want buy the cancer sticks from a machine in Japan, you will need to get a tobacco passport age-verification card to confirm your age.

The circuit-embedded cards also feature electronic cash which makes the purchase even easier. And the price is 50 bucks per puff. Do you want it?