Japan to allow new entrants in sake industry to boost exports english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:18 | All, Lifestyle, JapanJapan plans to allow new entrants in the tightly regulated sake brewing industry to boost exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage, ruling party lawmakers said Monday.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to include the deregulation plan in the government's tax reform package for fiscal 2020 starting next April, they said.
The government's tax reform package will be finalized later in the month.
Japan's sake exports in 2018 hit a record high for the ninth consecutive year with the export value reaching 22.23 billion yen ($202 million), according to data compiled by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association.
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