The National Tax Agency in Japan is urging the public to drink more alcohol in a new contest aimed at young adults. The reason? Tax revenue from alcoholic beverages has been on the decline in recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese-produced whisky, nihonshu (sake), and beer are popular around the world. But one bar in Tokyo has been trying to ...

Participating in peer-support recovery groups is associated with ongoing abstinence among Japanese men following treatment for alcohol dependence (AD). But smoking and consuming non-alcoholic beer are ...

In an unusual move, the Japanese government is encouraging the nation’s young adults to drink alcohol. The 2020 pandemic and its aftershocks caused Japan’s alcohol tax revenue to tumble. According to ...

Following methanol poisoning warnings from the UK Foreign Office (FCDO) this week, prospective travellers may be questioning the safety of drinking alcohol in Japan. The FCDO added methanol poisoning ...

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Japan's government wants young people to drink more alcohol in an effort to reverse declining sales, which it has blamed on demographic changes in the far-Eastern nation. The "Saka Viva!" campaign, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nana Ama Sarfo covers current international tax news and transparency. In Japan, young people are drinking much less than previous ...

Philip Fong / AFP via Getty Images Young people turning away from alcohol is generally welcomed as a positive trend. But it’s bad news both for booze companies, and governments that are watching ...