• Japan: domestic sales volume of microbrew beverages 2018

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In fiscal year 2018, the domestic sales volume of beer-like beverages produced by microbreweries in Japan amounted to just below 32 thousand kiloliters. This is a slight decrease from about 32.5 thousand kiloliters in the previous year. As the Japanese beer market is dominated by the leading manufacturers Asahi, Suntory, Sapporo, and Kirin, microbreweries entering the market are predominantly producing beer and low-malt beer as a side business.

Domestic sales volume of microbrewery's beer-like beverages* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters)

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June 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2015 to 2018; the Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 of each stated year to March 31 of the following year

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figures are based on annual surveys

Supplementary notes

*Beer and low-malt beer (happoshu) produced and distributed by microbreweries. Microbreweries in this case indicate small-scale manufacturers of beer-like beverages. Including corporations with a capital of less than 300 million Japanese yen as well as corporations and individuals with less than 300 employees.
Excluding the five major breweries Asahi Breweries, Suntory Beer, Sapporo Breweries, Kirin Brewery, and Orion Breweries.

Figures prior to 2016 come from previous reports.
Values have been rounded.