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Business › Asahi leads beer market in Jan-March

Asahi Breweries Ltd captured the top position in beer and quasi-beer shipments in Japan in January-March, according to data released by major beer producers Thursday.… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Apr 10 2008

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