Sales of beer and beer-like products for all four major domestic brewers fell in Japan last month from a year earlier after the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike, data showed Wednesday.
A special boost from the Rugby World Cup, which brought many foreign visitors to Japan, was more than offset by lower demand, following a surge that preceded an increase in the tax rate from 8 percent to 10 percent.
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