Wine fans eager as Beaujolais Nouveau arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Officials of the customs office at Kansai airport in Osaka examine bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau for clearance on Nov. 9, the first day of their arrival. Imported into Japan from the Beaujolais region near Lyons in southwestern France, the wine will go on sale for about 2,000 yen per bottle, the same as last year.

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