Japan: Sapporo Breweries Ltd said on April 1 it plans to sell 14 million cases of its Draft One beer-like alcoholic beverage in 2004, 40% more than its initial sales target. The revised sales target reflects strong demand for the new product that has sold 3 million cases since the start of this year, Sapporo told Kyodo News.

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