Coedo Brewery's beer is rooted in agriculture
A desire to use perfectly edible produce deemed "unsuitable" for sale led Coedo Brewery to innovate with local ingredients in beer, and now its brews are on shelves nationwide.
AB InBev keeps Asia IPO hopes alive as Asahi buys Australian unit
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said in a statement Friday it had agreed to sell its Australian operations to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for an enterprise value of 16 billion Australian dollars (¥1.2 trillion), and that it is still considering reviving an initial public offering for ...
Heineken expecting 70% sales bump in Japan during Rugby World Cup
The company that makes and distributes Heineken beer in Japan said Tuesday it is eyeing a year-on-year sales rise of about 70 percent between September and November, when the country will be hosting the Rugby World Cup. Heineken Kirin K.K., an affiliate of Kirin Holdings ...
Schmatz Nakameguro: From food truck to prime premises
Timing and location are everything. For the Tokyo-based German beer pub Schmatz, both were in perfect alignment when its latest branch opened in Nakameguro, overlooking the sakura (cherry blossom) trees lining the river just as they were about to blossom.
Perseverance pays off for SanktGallen Brewery
With its innovative craft beers and approach to marketing, SanktGallen Brewery has established itself in Japan's craft beer world not just once, but twice.
The man who set the bar for British pubs in Yokohama
British pubs are everywhere in Japan these days. They, along with their Irish counterparts, are common drinking venues for both expats and Japanese eager for a cozy, dimly lit atmosphere, hearty pub fare such as shepherd's pie, fish and chips, and a tempting variety ...
The 'Ten Commandments' of running a genuine Irish pub
British bars are ubiquitous in Kansai, but a genuine Irish establishment should follow these "Ten Commandments": Don't put a Union Jack on the front door. Or behind the door, above the bar, on the ceiling or anywhere near a pint of Guinness. I'm not against ...
Court dismisses Sapporo Breweries' tax refund request over beer-like drink Goku Zero
A court dismissed Wednesday a lawsuit filed by Sapporo Breweries Ltd. demanding a liquor tax refund of ¥11.5 billion ($105 million) paid on sales of a beer-like alcoholic beverage. Sapporo Breweries began selling Goku Zero in June 2013 as a "third-category" beer-like beverage, which have ...
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC's brewing business for $330 million, showing that despite business angst about Brexit, there's still international demand for the most British of products — ale and cider. Fuller shares surged as much as 25 ...
Tolerant attitudes make Japan a drinker's paradise
If any doubts existed that Japanese people are exceptionally tolerant toward the imbibing of alcohol, those were erased in 2014, when the Pew Center, as part of its Global Attitudes Project, surveyed people's views on drinking in 40 countries. With 66 percent of Japanese subjects ...
Nomura Holding and Carlyle to acquire Okinawa's Orion Breweries, Japan's fifth-ranked beer maker
Nomura Holdings Inc. and U.S. investment fund The Carlyle Group will jointly acquire a majority stake in Japan's fifth-largest beer producer, the Okinawa-based Orion Breweries Ltd., sources said Friday. The acquisition, believed to be aimed at expanding sales channels, would cost billions of yen, the ...
Kirin to shift from beer to health products, Sankei newspaper reports
Kirin Holdings Co., Japan's second-largest beer brewer, will shift its core business strategy from beverages to "health and illness-preventing" solutions, the Sankei newspaper reported, citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Yoshinori Isozaki. The Tokyo-based company is planning a global expansion of products that use ...
