Japan to unify beer tax rates from October

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How it spread - 13 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Thu, 24 September 2026

   1 report
   • bne IntelliNews23:01first to report
     Japan to unify beer tax rates from October

     From October, all beer-like beverages will be taxed at the same rate of JPY54.25 per 350 ml.

2. Tue, 29 September 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times02:39
     Beer-makers prepare for battle as Japan set to unify liquor taxes

     Beer and related products are currently divided into three categories based on the ratio of malt content, with beer having had the highest tax rate.

3. Wed, 7 October 2026

   9 reports
   • Channel News Asia03:29
     Major Japanese beer companies raided over accusations of cartelisation
   • Channel News Asia03:29
     Shares of Japan beer makers fall after raids over cartel suspicion
   • Japan Times06:14
     Japan watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel

     The alleged price collusion potentially affected consumers across a market worth more than ¥1 trillion annually.

   • Novinky (Czechia)07:05
     Majitel Prazdroje čelil v Japonsku razii

     Japonská komise pro spravedlivý obchod provedla razie u čtyř největších japonských pivovarnických skupin Kirin, Asahi, Suntory a Sapporo kvůli podezření z tajné dohody při prodeji piva a dalších produktů velkoobchodníkům. Asahi vlastní mimo jiné také českou skupinu Plzeňský Prazdroj.

     1 reprint

     • iDNES (Czechia)8 Oct, 09:46their copy
   • Channel News Asia07:28
     Japan raids beer giants over alleged price cartel

     Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries, and Suntory are under investigation over suspicions they colluded to hike beverage prices in a violation of anti-monopoly laws.

   • BBC News World09:45edited after publishing
     Asahi and Kirin among Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel

     previouslyJapan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel

     Japan's Fair Trade Commission conducted searches of the country's largest beer-makers.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)11:25
     Istražitelji upali u prostorije najvećih japanskih proizvođača piva

     JAPANSKE vlasti pretresle su prostorije najveće proizvođače piva u zemlji zbog sumnje da su zajedno radili na podizanju cijena svojih proizvoda.

   • Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)11:59
     Inspektori Komisije za poštenu trgovinu upali u najveće pivovare u zemlji zbog sumnje da su dogovorno podizali cijene svojih proizvoda

     Inspektori japanske Komisije za poštenu trgovinu napravili su pretres u upravama proizvođača piva u zemlji, Asahi i Kirin, zbog sumnje kršenja Zakona o zabrani privatnih monopola i održavanju poštene trgovine, odnosno sumnje da su kroz kartelni sporazum podigli cijena svojih proizvoda. Asahi i Kirin...

   • ABC News (Australia)16:01
     Japan's beer brewers raided over claims they colluded to hike prices

     Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether the beer brewers colluded to raise their prices at the same time over several years, blaming factors like rising raw material costs.

4. Thu, 8 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World03:54
     Japan beer giants raided over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beverages

     Investigators probe Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo breweries – which together control more than 90% of Japan’s beer market Japanese authorities have raided the country’s four biggest breweries over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beer and other beverages – a practice media reports said could have forced drinkers to pay over the odds. Officials from the Fair Trade Commission this week searched the offices of Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Suntory Beer and Sapporo Breweries –...

5. Mon, 12 October 2026

   1 report
   • Le Monde (France)12:00
     Au Japon, la « trahison » des brasseurs de bière accusés d’entente sur les prix

     Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo et Suntory, les quatre géants qui contrôlent plus de 90 % du secteur, s’accordaient sur des hausses régulières des tarifs pour les produits en canette.