Unlike in, say England, where we do fireworks when it’s cold and miserable in November, in Japan the fireworks season is the height of summer. In fact our city’s fireworks display and matsuri (festival) is tonight.
To celebrate the fireworks (hanabi 花火 in Japanese) season, Suntory have released a new design for their Kinmugi (Rich Malt) daisan can.
Rich Malt Hanabi Special
Asahi Beer Mug
The Daily Yomiuri newspaper reported yesterday that Asahi Breweries Ltd. has taken back the top spot in the beer market in Japan after two years in second place to Kirin.
Asahi was top in the first half of 2010 with 37.1% of sales followed by Kirin with 36.4%, Suntory… Continue reading
Aeon Supermarket, Japan
With the on-coming onslaught of the unbearably humid Japanese summer Beer manufacturers in Japan are finding ways to maximise their sales, and big supermarket chain Aeon recently launched a ￥88 ($1) daisan (beer-like drink) onto the market.
Tax on alcohol is (compared to say the UK) very cheap, with whiskeys and… Continue reading
Orion Rich from Japan
I came home from work the other day and found two new daisan’s (Japanese third-category beers) from Orion Brewery in Okinawa in the fridge. Actually my wife found them in the supermarket that day, Orion Brewery didn’t send me them unfortunately, which would have been… Continue reading
