Kirin Winter Kirin Beer

Kirin's seasonal beer offering is aptly called Winter Kirin and is a 3rd category beer, which promises a mild taste which goes well with the season and seasonal foods.

http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/fuyukirin/product/index.html

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Ito En Tulley's Coffee

For its line of canned coffees in Japan, Tulley's goes through Ito En. 伊藤園

http://tullys-cup.jp/

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Kirin Sparkling Hop

Kirin is bringing back a 3rd category beer by popular demand. Kirin sold Kirin Sparkling Hop for a limited run in 2007, but has received so much demand to bring it back, it will do so at the end of November. This product advertises use of some hops from New Zealand.

http://www.kirin.co.jp/company/news/2012/1010b_01.html

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Lotte Train Trading Cards

Lotte is giving away 24 different train cards in packages of ramune flavored candy. If you collect them all, you can turn them over and they form a train map of the major routes in Japan.

http://www.lotte.co.jp/products/brand/tetsudou/

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McDonald's 150 Yen Fries

Tomorrow, McDonald's will start offering all size fries for the same price, 150 yen. Sounds like an invitation for everyone to pig out on the extra large size.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/potato_150/index.html

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Abbott Japan 50 Years in Japan

Abbott, the pharmaceutical and medical food company is celebrating 50 years in Japan. アボット・ジャパン

http://www.abbott.co.jp/

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Combi BR-108 Probiotic

Combi Functional Foods of Japan, is heavily promoting a new probiotic, BR-108, which is not truly a probiotic because it consists of a killed Bifidobacterium longum strain. On their website, they promote the fact that Bifidobacterium have the highest recognition among the general public when it comes to probiotic scientific names and suggest use of this strain in a wide variety of products due to its high heat resistance. They also provide some data that shows increased Bifidobacterium and reduced Bacteroides in a clinical trial (no reference).

http://www.combi.co.jp/f-foods/br108/index.html

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Lotte Rummy and Bacchus Chocolates

Lotte is introducing limited edition chocolate - Rummy, which contains rum and Bacchus with contains cognac.

http://www.lotte.co.jp/products/catalogue/choco/20.html

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Asahi Orion Rich Style

Orion, the Okinawan beer subsidiary of Asahi, is selling a limited edition, 3rd category beer called Orion Rich Style. It is said to be a taste born in Okinawa and to strike a unique taste balance due to a higher concentration brewing.

http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/products/beer/rich_style/

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Meiji JAL Soup

Japan Airlines (JAL) has branded a number of popular items available on board for sale in supermarkets. JAL consume soups are sold through Meiji. 明治、コンソメ

http://www.meiji.co.jp/foods/soup/jal_soup/

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