Major Japanese brewers turn to craft beer to rescue flagging sales

Major Japanese brewers turn to craft beer to rescue flagging sales

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. will launch in May 2015 this craft beer, a citrus-flavored pale ale product shown in this photo taken on Feb. 16. Like Sapporo, other major brewers such as Kirin Co. are also exploring business opportunities in craft beer amid flagging sales of their mainstream products. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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