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Mineral water consumption in Japan

I use a built-in water purifier for drinking water at home, so consumption of mineral water is limited to the occasional half-litre bottle at the weekends when going out. To see how the Japanese use it, DIMSDRIVE Research conducted a survey into this... ...full story at What Japan Thinks

from What Japan Thinks on Thu, Jun 12 2008

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