Lamson pulled out part of a beer crate that read "Exclusively for Kirin Beer" in Japanese.
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Japan meet Paraguay in the final game of the three-nation Kirin Cup in Saitama on Tuesday.
Speculation about the talks pushed up Kirin shares by 8% to a nine-month high on Monday.
On July 14th Kirin and Suntory, two big Japanese brewers, announced that they are in merger talks.
Kirin, for example, entered into biotechnology, an activity in which it is hardly at the cutting edge.
Kirin, known largely for its beers, debuted its own sugar-free, dextrin-containing cola in Japan earlier this year.
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Kirin, a brewer, seeks to double the number of its female managers by 2015 to a mere 6% of the total.
Suntory President Nobutada Saji said Tuesday he wanted to conclude an agreement with Kirin by the end of the year.
Kirin has already spent billions of dollars buying up foreign brewers, including Australia's Lion Nathan, in its global pursuit of drinkers.
Other stocks that we are less enthusiastic about their valuation in this segment include Constellation Brands, Heineken, and Kirin Holdings.
Something has to give, and the likelihood that Suntory and its drinks will join Kirin's lineup is a sign that things are changing.
Mitsubishi's hand-in-glove relations with Tokyo continued through WWII, when it cranked out Zero fighters, battleships and Kirin beer to keep Japan's military machine going.
Suntory, the food and beverage giant run by Japanese billionaire Nobutada Saji, has backed away from plans to merge with rival brewer Kirin.
Amid the bailout bonanza Kirin's decision to pursue its rival in what will be the biggest drinks industry shakeup in decades is refreshingly businesslike.
Investors have little enthusiasm for well-run old Japan firms, such as Kirin Beverage, a soft-drinks maker that has not yet found a new-Japan marketing angle.
With the country's ale market shrinking, it's no surprise that the nation's biggest brewer, Kirin, wants to absorb smaller rival Suntory, owned by Nobutada Saji, Japan's eighth-richest man.
The Kirin-Suntory talks are notable because both firms are winners.
Oishi quickly won the ready-to-drink tea market, surpassing genuine Japanese brands such as Kirin and Pokka, and fending off foreign and local newcomers that also conveyed messages of a clean, green Japanese lifestyle.
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