Category: Alcohol

Asahi Super Dry Hot Dogs

Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (アサヒビール株式会社 Asahi Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha) is the 2nd largest beer brewery in Japan and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company originally led the Japanese craze for dry beer with Asahi Super Dry in 1987, leading to its dramatic turnaround in business performance, and surprassing former 2nd ranker Sapporo Breweries in sales and profits.

“Got My Mind Set on You” is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by the late James Ray in 1962. A cover version by former Beatle George Harrison from his album Cloud Nine reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1988.

Takara Can Apple Chu-Hi

Her final line is: 「お酒は20歳に成ったらね。」 “Alcohol’s for when you turn 20.”

Chuhai (チューハイ or 酎ハイ, Chuhai) is an alcoholic drink originating from Japan. The name is derived from “shōchÅ« highball” and is usually flavored with fruit or soda. It is a seasonal drink and can be served either hot or cold. The traditional chuhai is lemon flavored with a shochu base, though some modern commercial variants have a vodka base. The flavors available have recently also multiplied, including lime, grapefruit, apple, orange, pineapple, etc.

The legal drinking age is (informally) the minimum age at which people are legally allowed to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages in a given jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions set a minimum age on the customers licensed retailers of alcoholic beverages may sell alcohol to.

Japan: 20 years old

Rie Miyazawa (宮沢 りえ Miyazawa Rie, born April 6, 1973) was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised by her mother, as her Dutch father left when she was an infant. Since her debut at age eleven in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit.

Sapporo Beer Yakiniku

The origins of this company is in Sapporo, Hokkaido during the Meiji period, where the Hokkaido Development Commission (Kaitakushi) established many businesses. Seibei Nakagawa, a German-trained brewer, became the first brewmaster of the Kaitakushi Brewery in June 1876, and the first Sapporo Lager was produced at that time. Privatized in 1886, the Sapporo brewery became the centerpiece for the Sapporo Beer Company.

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Yakiniku (焼き肉 or 焼肉), meaning “grilled meat”, is a Japanese language term which, in its broadest sense, refers to a range of grilled meat dishes, including steak.