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(Old news - 2022) Japanese government ran a campaign attempting to promote alcohol consumption amongst young people in attempt to increase alcohol tax revenue (www.theguardian.com)

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The Sake Viva! campaign, which is being run by the National Tax Agency (NTA), asks 20- to 39-year-olds to come up with proposals to help revitalise the popularity of alcoholic drinks, which have fallen out of favour because of lifestyle changes during the coronavirus pandemic and among young people.

Taxes on alcohol accounted for 1.7% of Japan’s tax revenue in 2020, down from 3% in 2011 and 5% in 1980.

There was a particularly steep decline in beer consumption, with sales volume down 20% to less than 1.8bn litres.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Seems like it worked?

Japan Grapples With Alcoholism Crisis Published Online: 5 December 2003

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Hmm it seems it doesn't work with how time works in our universe.

Are you a interdimensional traveler who came from a universe where time flows backwards compared to this universe?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

~~Godammit I'm blind, i read that article as being from 2023~~ Hi I'm the doctor, how are you sheogorath pleasure to meet you.