Japan Encourages Young People To Drink More Alcohol

Tax revenue from alcohol sales is lagging in Japan due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant and nightlife industry, so the country is launching a new competition to try to boost consumption among young people called “Sake Viva!” “The purpose of this announcement is to revitalize the industry,” Japan’s National Tax Agency said in announcing the plan, according to a translation. A bartender wearing a face shield makes a cocktail, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at a nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Applicants aged between 20 and 39 are encouraged to submit business plans to boost alcohol sales to young people ahead of a competition in November. Tax revenue from alcohol plummeted by about $800 million in 2020, according to the Japan Times. DRINK CAN SHRINK THE BRAIN EVEN IN MODERATE AMOUNTS, STUDY SUGGESTS “As working from home has made strides to some extent during the COVID-19 crisis, many people may be wondering whether they should continue the habit of drinking with colleagues to deepen communication,” said an official from National Tax Agency of Japan. newspaper earlier this month. “If the ‘new normal’ takes root, this will be an additional headwind for tax revenues.” Acrylic displays like goldfish bowls are used as part of new social distancing and prevention measures against the coronavirus in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Tax officials also blamed the country’s “declining birth rate and aging population” for the drop in alcohol sales. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.

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Tax revenue from alcohol sales is lagging in Japan due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant and nightlife industry, so the country is launching a new competition to try to boost consumption among young people called “Sake Viva!” “The purpose of this announcement is to revitalize the industry,” Japan’s National Tax Agency said in announcing the plan, according to a translation. A bartender wearing a face shield makes a cocktail, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at a nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Applicants aged between 20 and 39 are encouraged to submit business plans to boost alcohol sales to young people ahead of a competition in November. Tax revenue from alcohol plummeted by about $800 million in 2020, according to the Japan Times. DRINK CAN SHRINK THE BRAIN EVEN IN MODERATE AMOUNTS, STUDY SUGGESTS “As working from home has made strides to some extent during the COVID-19 crisis, many people may be wondering whether they should continue the habit of drinking with colleagues to deepen communication,” said an official from National Tax Agency of Japan. newspaper earlier this month. “If the ‘new normal’ takes root, this will be an additional headwind for tax revenues.” Acrylic displays like goldfish bowls are used as part of new social distancing and prevention measures against the coronavirus in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Tax officials also blamed the country’s “declining birth rate and aging population” for the drop in alcohol sales. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.

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Tax revenue from alcohol sales is lagging in Japan due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant and nightlife industry, so the country is launching a new competition to try to boost consumption among young people called “Sake Viva!” “The purpose of this announcement is to revitalize the industry,” Japan’s National Tax Agency said in announcing the plan, according to a translation. A bartender wearing a face shield makes a cocktail, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at a nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Applicants aged between 20 and 39 are encouraged to submit business plans to boost alcohol sales to young people ahead of a competition in November. Tax revenue from alcohol plummeted by about $800 million in 2020, according to the Japan Times. DRINK CAN SHRINK THE BRAIN EVEN IN MODERATE AMOUNTS, STUDY SUGGESTS “As working from home has made strides to some extent during the COVID-19 crisis, many people may be wondering whether they should continue the habit of drinking with colleagues to deepen communication,” said an official from National Tax Agency of Japan. newspaper earlier this month. “If the ‘new normal’ takes root, this will be an additional headwind for tax revenues.” Acrylic displays like goldfish bowls are used as part of new social distancing and prevention measures against the coronavirus in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Tax officials also blamed the country’s “declining birth rate and aging population” for the drop in alcohol sales. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.

title: “Japan Encourages Young People To Drink More Alcohol Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Rex Newark”

Tax revenue from alcohol sales is lagging in Japan due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant and nightlife industry, so the country is launching a new competition to try to boost consumption among young people called “Sake Viva!” “The purpose of this announcement is to revitalize the industry,” Japan’s National Tax Agency said in announcing the plan, according to a translation. A bartender wearing a face shield makes a cocktail, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at a nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Applicants aged between 20 and 39 are encouraged to submit business plans to boost alcohol sales to young people ahead of a competition in November. Tax revenue from alcohol plummeted by about $800 million in 2020, according to the Japan Times. DRINK CAN SHRINK THE BRAIN EVEN IN MODERATE AMOUNTS, STUDY SUGGESTS “As working from home has made strides to some extent during the COVID-19 crisis, many people may be wondering whether they should continue the habit of drinking with colleagues to deepen communication,” said an official from National Tax Agency of Japan. newspaper earlier this month. “If the ‘new normal’ takes root, this will be an additional headwind for tax revenues.” Acrylic displays like goldfish bowls are used as part of new social distancing and prevention measures against the coronavirus in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Tax officials also blamed the country’s “declining birth rate and aging population” for the drop in alcohol sales. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.

title: “Japan Encourages Young People To Drink More Alcohol Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Peter Way”

Tax revenue from alcohol sales is lagging in Japan due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant and nightlife industry, so the country is launching a new competition to try to boost consumption among young people called “Sake Viva!” “The purpose of this announcement is to revitalize the industry,” Japan’s National Tax Agency said in announcing the plan, according to a translation. A bartender wearing a face shield makes a cocktail, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at a nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Applicants aged between 20 and 39 are encouraged to submit business plans to boost alcohol sales to young people ahead of a competition in November. Tax revenue from alcohol plummeted by about $800 million in 2020, according to the Japan Times. DRINK CAN SHRINK THE BRAIN EVEN IN MODERATE AMOUNTS, STUDY SUGGESTS “As working from home has made strides to some extent during the COVID-19 crisis, many people may be wondering whether they should continue the habit of drinking with colleagues to deepen communication,” said an official from National Tax Agency of Japan. newspaper earlier this month. “If the ‘new normal’ takes root, this will be an additional headwind for tax revenues.” Acrylic displays like goldfish bowls are used as part of new social distancing and prevention measures against the coronavirus in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. (Reuters/Issei Kato) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Tax officials also blamed the country’s “declining birth rate and aging population” for the drop in alcohol sales. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.