Posts Tagged ‘beer’

Beer Market Drying Up – Alcohol-Free Flavored Beer Introduced

Japan’s beer market is expected to further dry up by 1-3% in 2009, the fifth straight year says the four major breweries’ forecasts.
The beer market shrunk 3% in 2008.
“Two percentag…

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Posted by Bill Belew on January 9th, 2009 in Japanese Products | No Comments

Japanese Create Electric Car Made of Bamboo

Japan’s Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory has developed an electric car made out of bamboo called the “Bamgoo.”

It’s an electric car with a body made out of bamboo…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 17th, 2008 in Japan, Japanese Products | 5 Comments

Sapporo Beer Labels Beer with Carbon Footprint

Sapporo Breweries estimates that when grain output, fertilizers, transportation and the production and recycling of the aluminum can itself are taken into account one 350 milliliter can of Black Label…

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Posted by Bill Belew on September 15th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Japanese Drank 83 Bottles of Beer Per Person in 2006

Asahi Breweries has been Japan's best beer for the past 6 years…with a market share of 37.8%.
Kirin Beer, however, is breathing down its neck with a share of 37.6%.
The five top breweries in Jap…

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Posted by Bill Belew on January 17th, 2007 in Uncategorized | No Comments