Sip on Nippon beer

Korea's imports of Japanese beer rose 25 percent through September, nearing last year's total.

Japanese beers line the shelves of a large discount store in Seoul on Oct. 21. Imports of Japanese beer reached $75.22 million between January and September of this year, up 25 percent on year, according to trade data released by the Korea Customs Service on Oct. 20. The figure already accounts for 95 percent of last year’s total imports of $79.15 million.

Japanese beers line the shelves of a large discount store in Seoul on Oct. 21. Imports of Japanese beer reached $75.22 million between January and September of this year, up 25 percent on year, according to trade data released by the Korea Customs Service on Oct. 20. The figure already accounts for 95 percent of last year’s total imports of $79.15 million.