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- Japan will unify liquor tax rates on beer, happoshu and third-category beverages on October 1.
- The tax on a 350-ml can of regular beer will drop by about ¥9.
- Taxes on happoshu and third-category beer will rise by about ¥7 per 350-ml can.
- Asahi, Kirin and Suntory are revamping flagship beers to fit the new tax structure.
- Restaurants will keep draft-beer prices unchanged despite a ¥500 per keg cost reduction.
