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Alcohol to be exempt from liquor tax for tourists in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 21/08/2016
» The Japan Tourism Agency plans to exempt domestically produced alcoholic drinks such as sake from the liquor tax for foreign tourists as part of efforts to boost regional economies, agency officials said on Saturday.
New Singapore booze law targets late-night public drinking
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2015
» Singapore on Wednesday began imposing a new law to curb late-night drinking in public places in a move aimed at averting public disorder caused by drunkenness.
World Cup drunkeness worries FIFA
AFP, Published on 03/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has expressed concern about the level of drunkeness in Brazil's World Cup stadiums.
World Cup brings global trail of carnage
AFP, Published on 24/06/2014
» The hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
Argentina fans gate-crash Rio
AFP, Published on 17/06/2014
» A group of fans in Argentina jerseys broke through an entry gate at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium before Argentina's first World Cup match, revealed an amateur video posted online Monday.