Circle K Tohoku Rice Harvesting Trip

Circle K Sunkus, in coordination with JA, is giving away trips to the Tohoku region to experience local rice harvesting. Twenty adult-elementary student pairs will win the trip (2 days, 1 night) to Miyagi Prefecture. This is part of revitalization efforts to encourage travel to and consumption of goods from the area most heavily effected by the disaster last year.

http://www.circleksunkus.jp/wakuwaku/event/inekari12/index.html

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Tully's Ballpark Hot Dog‏

For the summer, Tully's is offering a Ballpark Hot Dog with Avocado and Beef Pastrami. I have never seen a hot dog like this at any ballpark, but it sure does look good.

http://www.tullys.co.jp/menu/hotmeal/ballpark_dog_avocado_beaf_pastrami.html

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Asahi Off Giveaway‏

Asahi Off is a happoshu beer with 85% less purine (low purine diets have been connected with weight loss) and 70% less sugar. Asahi is giving away cases of this beer to 10 people. Registration on Asahi's website is required.

http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/off/recipe_healthy/present.html

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Sapporo Hopbatake no Kaori Beer‏

Sapporo is making a limited edition happoshu beer called Hopbatake no Kaori (ホップ畑の香り) or Aroma of a Hop Field. It is only being produced in 2012 and only in a limited volume. It advertises the use of "Furano Beauty" hops grown in Furano City, Hokkaido. It also advertises the use of a "fresh aroma production process" (フレッシュアロマ製法), but a quick search did not turn up any related patents.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/hopbatakenokaori/products/index.html

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