Asahi Extra Cold Happy Cheers Campaign‏

Asahi is holding a campaign where there are multiple chances to win sets of Asahi Dry beer. The main way is to follow Asahi on Twitter or Facebook and fill in a web form. You can also collect proof of purchase seals and send them in.

Asahi is also opening a number of Extra Cold Bars for the summer in major cities.

http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/superdry/extracold/cheers/

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Kameda French Vacation Giveaway

Kamedo, the confectionary maker, is giving away 5 two person round trip vacations to France (8 days, 6 nights). Entry is by mailing in the answer to a quiz by postcard. The giveaway is to promote a dashi flavored line of rice crackers.

http://www.teshioya.com/campaign/

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Pronto June Pastas‏

Pronto, the coffee shop chain, features different pastas each month. This months pastas are meat sauce spaghetti with paprika from the Shinshu (信州, old name for Nagano) region of Japan, chilled spicy cod roe (mentaiko 明太子) fresh pasta salad, and ginger flavored pasta with plum chicken and a plum on top (the plums are from the Kishu 紀州 region of Japan, old name for Wakayama).

http://www.pronto.co.jp/menu/cafe/food.html

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Daiei Accepts Union Pay Cards

Increasingly retailers across Japan are starting to accept Chinese Union Pay (or Ginren) credit cards. I first started seeing them several years ago, mainly in tourist spots like Akihabara, but now even Daiei accepts these credit cards. That says a lot about the number of Chinese vistors and their buying power.

http://shop.daiei.co.jp/shop/PickupShopView.do?pickid=58

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