The Japanese perfume industry is seeking to win new customers through personalized fragrance consultations and vending machines, while beverage companies have also entered the market with their own scents.Nose Shop Inc., which offers a wide range of rare perfumes from around the world, opened a salon in Tokyo in January, offering private, by-appointment fragrance consultations aimed at helping customers move beyond preconceived notions about scents.Six unlabeled fragrances are initially selected based on prior research into the customer, who is then asked to describe their impressions of ea…READ FULL ARTICLE