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• Miller, Coors vs. Japanese Beer Makers - Suntory, Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo

  Published: October 9, 2007, 2:07 pm

  Tags: Doing Business In Japan, Asahi, Beer, Coors, Japan, Kirin, Miller, Orion, Sapporo, Suntory

  Coors and Miller Lite are mixing it up in hopes of competeing against the US industry leader Anheuser-Busch, brewer of Budweiser, Michelob and Bud Light...and keeper of half the market. London Based SABMiller will have a 58% interest and MolsonCoors Brewing will own the rest.The new venture will be called MillerCoors and will sell:1. Miller Lite,

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• NEC, Suntory, Kirin Eye Vending Machines That Take Multiple Forms of E-money

  Published: November 16, 2007, 10:44 am

  Tags: Japanese Products, Japan, Nec, Suntory, Vending Machines

  Suntory, and Kirin are eyeing vending machines that take multiple forms of E-money.Some 10 other firms are in on the plan as well.By next year the group wants to deploy the beginning of 500,000 vending machines that will have an e-money reader that can accept up to eight kinds of e-money including Suica, Edy, and iD.Coca-Cola can accept

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• 69 Year Old Attempts Record Hawaii to Japan Trip in Wave Powered Boat [Dangerous]

  Published: February 22, 2008, 8:50 pm

  Tags: Boat, Dangerous, Green, Sailing, Solar, Suntory Mermaid Ii, Wave Power, Waves

  propulsion. His boat, the Suntory Mermaid II, turns wave energy into thrust using two fins mounted beneath the bow. These fins move up and down with the waves and use them to generate "kicks" that propel the boat forward. The problem is that all of that new fangled technology will only manage to scrape together a top speed of 5 knots.

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• Japanese Whisky Brewer Invents a Fake Soil for Rooftop Forests

  Published: February 26, 2008, 11:36 am

  Tags: Science, Japan, Science, Soil, Suntory

  In tightly-packed cities with a distinct lack of trees such as Tokyo, planting trees on the roofs of buildings is a common practice. In fact, every new medium-sized building in Tokyo is required to plant gardens on the roof. The problem? Soil is heavy and dense. The solution? Have a brewery invent a new fake soil, of course.

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• Long Ocean Voyage Set for Vessel That Runs on Wave Power

  Published: March 12, 2008, 7:43 pm

  Tags: Dive In, Public Waterfront, Ocean, Sail, Suntory Mermaid Ii, Voyage, Wave Power

  On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave action of the sea. The craft, the Suntory Mermaid II, is promoted as the first oceangoing, wave-powered boat. If it completes its maiden voyage from the Hawaii Yacht Club to the Kii Channel off [...]

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• Here are four low-calorie cocktails for spring

  Published: May 22, 2008, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Fresca, Green Tea Liqueur, Low Calorie Cocktails, Midori, Spring Cocktails, Suntory, Zen Cooler

  Zen Green Tea Liqueur, from Suntory. The Zen Cooler is made with Fresca, which I think is a really underrated soft drink, so I'll post that recipe after the jump.Continue reading Here are four low-calorie cocktails for springPermalink   Email this   Comments

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• Kosaku Shima sponsorships, supplements for salarymen

  Published: June 28, 2008, 10:13 pm

  Tags: 02 Marketing Amp Amp Ad Trends, Beer, Manga, Nutrition, Qr Codes, Shima Kosaku, Suntory, Supplements, Takara Tomy

  Shima is the new face for Suntory's The Premium Malt's beer. The attractive, ever-youthful Mr. Shima is not a movie star, rather he is the protagonist from the immensely popular manga Shima Kosaku. Often considered the businessman's bible, the manga series by Kenshi Hirokane has followed the trials of the charmed Shima from the

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• Kenichi Horie's 110-Day Wave Powered Journey

  Published: July 24, 2008, 7:24 am

  Tags: All About Japan, Adventurer, Environmentalist, Kenichi Horie, Suntory Mermaid

  Hawaii to Japan aboard his Suntory Mermaid II and landed in Japan 110 days later using nothing but wave power.He got the idea to use the waves “Twenty years ago while sailing, an accident broke my main mast which actually fell in the sea. The boat kept rocking and I thought how great it would be to actually harness the power of those

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