Japanese beers, global brewing

REGARDING Charles Perry’s article “Just in: Japan Crafts” [Jan. 2]: Having been a longtime Japanese beer fan I was intrigued by the emphasis on the emergence of craft beers from the land of the rising sun. Nice idea. I look forward to trying them.

I wonder how many readers have looked at the labels on the Japanese big three in the last 10 years or so. As far as the American product is concerned, Asahi and Kirin, as well as Sapporo, are all brewed in Canada.

Robert Hill

Fullerton