Well, all's well in Japan, clearly...

... because I found a vending machine that sells Dr. Pepper on campus!

But, interestingly enough, THIS was on the can:



































Now that's what I call a mascot :). Other interesting drinks I've gotten from the vending machines: A non-alcoholic beer-like drink with grapefruit juice (I actually thought it WAS grapefruit juice, but it turns out it's grapefruit and HOPS), apple-juice-tea (50% apple juice, 50% black tea), and completely black espresso, no sweetener, chilled.