Japan's Kirin to expand drinks sales in Taiwan and South Korea

Brewer trials new Harekaze brand in bid to grow outside declining home market

20250708 Kirin Brewery president Hideki Horiguchi

Kirin Brewery President Hideki Horiguchi speaks during an interview on July 4 in Tokyo. A full-scale rollout of the Harekaze beer brand in Taiwan is planned if a three-month trial proves satisfactory, he said. (Photo by Yukinori Okamura)

YURIKA YONEDA

TOKYO -- Kirin Brewery rolled out a trial of a recently-developed beer brand in Taiwan on Wednesday, as the Japanese drinks group tries to expand beyond its home market which is in decline as the population shrinks.

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