it aims to sell 10 million cases of Asahi Draft Beer annually in five years. One case is equivalent to 20 633-milliliter bottles. The brewery will also launch a new Asahi Black beer on Nov. 24.

Asahi Shuzo Co. in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, launched “junmai daiginjo,” a bottle of the highest quality ... alcohol drink market in 2020, with beer, wine and whisky making up 60 percent.