Not Soft Drinks!!

We were told a funny story at breakfast this morning by a couple staying in our hotel. They had some friends here in Japan who were travelling with their kids, and had a bit of a shock when they were told by a local that there 10 year olds were drinking alcohol.

There are vending machines on every corner of the streets in Japan and they stock everything from water to coffee, green tea to cigarettes. There's even an Asahi machine with all different types of beer. The only issue is that apart from Coke and Water, it's difficult to tell what anything else is. The bottles and cans are all in Japanese.

So this couple had been giving their kids "Orange Juice" for the last couple of days. Which turned out to be an alcoholic orange drink and 8% proof! We felt the effects of Super Dry in Tokyo, which was the lemon equivalent. Those kids must have been well and truly buzzing!