I blogged before about the recent release of Chcolate Beers in Japan for Valentines Day and in, I guess, true Japanese style my wife bought me some more for this years Valentines.
There’s the Imperial Stout from Minoh Brewery, which actually has a pink heart on the label and “St. Valentines Day” on the label, as [...]
Well, it appears the merger talks between Kirin Holdings and Suntory Holdings have broken down.
What could have been one of the biggest drinks company in the world “Kirin Suntory” has come to nothing.
Basically it seems the Suntory family who own 90% of the Suntory shares were demanding a larger portion of the new share allotment, [...]
I found these in a folder on my computer the other day, can’t remember where I found them, somewhere on the old internet…
I love the style of them.
This question bugged me for quite a while when I first discovered that Japan has 3 categories of beer, and I don’t mean lager, beer, bitter, etc.
Thankfully, an article in the Daily Yomiuri yesterday cleared it up for me.
The reason Japan has 3 different categories of beer is essentially for tax reasons.
Regular beer which must [...]
It’s Valentines Day soon, and in Japan they do Valentines Day a little different to the West (let’s face it, in Japan they do a lot of things different to the west!).
Here it’s kind of reversed.
Instead of boyfriends, husbands, etc buying flowers, jewellery or lingerie for their respective partners, in Japan it’s the girls job [...]
