Comments on: Japanese Beer For Kids http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/ World Outside my Window is a blog about controversial topics, blogging, humor, daily life, and the world as I see it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Grace http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-30621 Grace Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:12:17 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/#comment-30621 I've lived in Japan for more than 10 years and haven't heard of KidsBeer, the product nor the ads. I have seen on TV, how to make a beer-like drink for kids -- lager colored and foamy. It's made from apple juice. The intention is to make children not feel left out during adult parties. So they can hold their apple juice cum beer mug and say "Kanpai!" (cheers). We don't do this at home and I am talking about some minority only. This rarely happens and I just saw this on TV. I’ve lived in Japan for more than 10 years and haven’t heard of KidsBeer, the product nor the ads. I have seen on TV, how to make a beer-like drink for kids — lager colored and foamy. It’s made from apple juice. The intention is to make children not feel left out during adult parties. So they can hold their apple juice cum beer mug and say “Kanpai!” (cheers).

We don’t do this at home and I am talking about some minority only. This rarely happens and I just saw this on TV.

]]> By: Rose DesRochers http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-28167 Rose DesRochers Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:49:36 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/#comment-28167 <p>Cynthia, I'm not sure about the advertisement, but here is a photo that was in the NYTimes.</p> <p><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/09/19/business/19beer.jpg" title="KidsBeer" rel="nofollow">Kidsbeer Photo</a></p> Cynthia, I’m not sure about the advertisement, but here is a photo that was in the NYTimes.

Kidsbeer Photo

]]> By: Cynthia http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-28166 Cynthia Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:21:26 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/#comment-28166 When I was a kid we had quite a few different versions of "candy" cigarettes, liquorice pipes and cigars. My parents were among the legions of smokers (my Dad is almost 80 and smokes incessantly to this day) and we really saw smoking as a rite of passage into adulthood. The cigarette companies were not stupid... they probably threw money to the candy companies to pump out all those bubblegum, chocolate, mint and other undescribable candy cig. products. So, I ended up addicted to both cigarettes AND sweets lol. (this is way too long, I know)-- When my non-liquor-consuming husband began to drink the non-alcoholic beer (he's of German-descent), our son commented, "Dad you're drinking so much of that you're becoming a non-alcoholic!!" Re the kiddie beer-- I wonder what the ads show? Beer ads are, after all, the most fetching ads in the media. ~Cynthia non-beer-guzzling since '93 When I was a kid we had quite a few different versions of “candy” cigarettes, liquorice pipes and cigars. My parents were among the legions of smokers (my Dad is almost 80 and smokes incessantly to this day) and we really saw smoking as a rite of passage into adulthood. The cigarette companies were not stupid… they probably threw money to the candy companies to pump out all those bubblegum, chocolate, mint and other undescribable candy cig. products. So, I ended up addicted to both cigarettes AND sweets lol.

(this is way too long, I know)– When my non-liquor-consuming husband began to drink the non-alcoholic beer (he’s of German-descent), our son commented, “Dad you’re drinking so much of that you’re becoming a non-alcoholic!!”

Re the kiddie beer– I wonder what the ads show? Beer ads are, after all, the most fetching ads in the media.

~Cynthia
non-beer-guzzling since ‘93

]]> By: diamondssaphire http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-28150 diamondssaphire Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:21:10 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/#comment-28150 I understand that other countries have different cultures than us, but to market a product to kids who may already be "at risk" to become alcoholics is pretty low. I am sure it will never come to the U.S. but just the idea plucks my nerve. I understand that other countries have different cultures than us, but to market a product to kids who may already be “at risk” to become alcoholics is pretty low. I am sure it will never come to the U.S. but just the idea plucks my nerve.

]]> By: yoshi http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-28140 yoshi Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:01:26 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/06/27/japanese-beer-for-kids/#comment-28140 yeah this is true. but i guess my point is in japan, any kid could buy beer from a vending machine. so it's not anything new over there. honestly, you can buy anything in a vending machine in japan. yeah this is true. but i guess my point is in japan, any kid could buy beer from a vending machine. so it’s not anything new over there. honestly, you can buy anything in a vending machine in japan.

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