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Japan's beer exports to Korea topped 100,000 tons for the first time in 2025, rising 22 percent from a year earlier, according to the annual imported food report.

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Shelves of Japanese beer cans in a Seoul supermarket, with a shopper reaching toward the display.
Japanese beer is displayed at a hypermarket in Seoul on July 5. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's 2026 edition of the annual report on imported food, Japan's beer exports to Korea reached a record 100,322 metric tons in 2025, up 22 percent from a year earlier, marking the first time annual imports exceed 100,000 tons.

Japanese beer is displayed at a hypermarket in Seoul on July 5. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's 2026 edition of the annual report on imported food, Japan's beer exports to Korea reached a record 100,322 metric tons in 2025, up 22 percent from a year earlier, marking the first time annual imports exceed 100,000 tons.

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