{"id":38459,"date":"2025-10-03T06:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/japan-faces-asahi-beer-shortage-after-cyber-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:04:27","slug":"japan-faces-asahi-beer-shortage-after-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/japan-faces-asahi-beer-shortage-after-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Japan is facing a shortage of Asahi products, including beer and bottled tea, as the drinks giant grapples with the impact of a major cyber-attack<\/a> that has impacted its operations in the country.<\/p>\n

Most of the Asahi Group’s factories in Japan have been at a standstill since Monday, after the attack hit its ordering and delivering system, the firm has said.<\/p>\n

Major Japanese retailers, including FamilyMart and Lawson, have now warned customers to expect shortages of Asahi products.<\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted Asahi for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Asahi has temporarily suspended orders and shipments of its products with “no prospect of resumption”, FamilyMart said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The firm – which is one of Japan’s largest convenience stores – said its Famimaru range of bottled teas, which are made by Asahi, are expected to be in short supply or out of stock.<\/p>\n

“We sincerely apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused,” said FamilyMart, adding that it is working with Asahi to resume the sale of the products.<\/p>\n

Lawson, another major Japanese retailer, also said it expected some Asahi products to be in short supply from today.<\/p>\n

The retailer said it plans to stock up on alternative products to minimise the impact on customers.<\/p>\n

Japanese supermarket chain, Life Cooperation, also warned that Asahi products may soon go out of stock.<\/p>\n

Asahi is the biggest brewer in Japan and also owns Fullers in the UK and global brands including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch.<\/p>\n

Japan accounts for about half of its total sales.<\/p>\n

Asahi is best known for its Super Dry beer and also makes soft drinks and food products, as well as supplying own-brand goods to retailers like FamilyMart.<\/p>\n

Asahi <\/b>said earlier this week that the system failure is limited to its domestic operations. It also said there had been no “confirmed leakage of personal information of customer data”.<\/p>\n

“We are actively investigating the cause and working to restore operations; however there is currently no estimated timeline for recovery,” it said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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