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
It’s quite common in Japan to get small free gifts attached to drinks, etc in the convenience stores. Models of cars with coffee, world cup badges with Coke, anime figures (Lupins a favourite) with just about anything.
The other day I spotted this, free with 2 or 4 packs of Suntory The Premium Malts…
Free Business Card Holder
Kirin The Gold Lager
Suntory Premium Malts
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
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.
Japanese Happoshu
Thankfully, an article in the Daily Yomiuri yesterday cleared it up for me.
The reason Japan has 3 different categories of beer is… Continue reading
