JAPAN: Asahi leads by a nose as shipments decrease
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 11 July 2007
Japanese brewers Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Orion have shown a second straight month of year-on-year decreases in beer shipments, according to reports.
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Japanese brewers Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Orion have shown a second straight month of year-on-year decreases in beer shipments, according to reports.

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