foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network voluntary public distribution date 2 18 2003 ja3503 japan market development reports food business line periodic press translations from ato tokyo approved by kevin sage el deputy director prepared akiko matsuyoshi marketing clerk highlights america s largest overseas for and exports as translated mass media this issue includes neighboring japanese prefectural cooperatives form coalitions to combat increasing competition supermarkets an alliance of tobu store marubeni maruetsu will combine surpass life corporation supermarket chain aeon group several other major operators plans expansion in kanemi shokuhin five fox team up open a new sozai shop although sapporo breweries reported loss share 2002 both its beer happoshu is still the drinker cheapest value psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled ja2 ja page 1 3 unclassified usda
