TOKYO -- Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker, is making a big push into the Japanese market, taking Budweiser sales into its own hands from 2019.
AB InBev will cancel its licensing partnership with Kirin Brewery, which has produced and sold Budweiser in Japan since 1993. The two companies sent out a fax to wholesalers on Tuesday morning notifying them of the decision. Under the new arrangement, AB InBev's Japanese unit will import and sell the brand.
