Japan Update: Nikkei Asian Review

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	Japan Update February 28, 2020

	Suntory, Asahi and Kirin  face sober reality in Japan TOKYO/OSAKA -- A Kyoto-area  town known for its pure water  is now drawing international  tourists for a very different liquid: whisky. The Suntory Yamazaki Distillery  in Shimamoto has become a  pilgrimage for the world's whisky connoisseurs, with foreign  visitors increasing to more  than 9,300 last year from  around 800 a decade ago. Even with a boom in Japanese  whisky, the country's declining population and alcohol  consumption are forcing  brewers  like Suntory to look abroad  for growth.
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