Introduction: Beer’s Evolution into a Japanese Commodity

1 Foreign Influences: The Origins of Japan’s Beer Brewing Industry, 1868-1906

2 Keeping Up Appearances: Maintaining Beer’s German Authenticity, 1906-36

3 Brewing Self-Sufficiency: Beer, Empire, and the Wartime Command Economy, 1937-45

4 “The Taste of Home”: Beer as Postwar Japanese Commodity, 1945-72

5 Learning from Japan: “Orion Beer” and Okinawan Consumer Identity, 1945-72

6 Indigenous Brews: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Beer’s Continuing Evolution

Conclusion: Biiru no Nihonka – The “Japanization” of Beer

Appendix: Data on Japan’s Beer Brands and Their Manufacturers, 1869-1949

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