Economics
Japanese Beer Boycott Sees Shipments to Korea Plunge to Zero
- Korean consumers shun Japanese products amid tension
- Trade hit in growing tensions between the Asian neighbors
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Exports of Japanese beer to South Korea, its biggest overseas market last year, fell to virtually zero in October as Korean consumers shunned products from their Asian neighbor amid a dispute over shared history that has sent relations plunging.