Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018)

Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by taneq on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:11AM (#19453236)

Can't you just buy alcohol from a vending machine?

(Source: Bought a lot of alcohol from vending machines while I was in Japan. Never got asked for ID.)

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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by max76 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:25AM (#19453395)

I only saw a handful of alcohol vending machines when I was in Japan (2018). I heard a rumor they are being phased out.

EDIT: Found a source "In May 1995, to prevent underage drinking, the All Japan Liquor Merchants Association decided to eliminate outdoor alcohol vending machines, so it is now rare to encounter these machines outside." https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00258/vending-machines-i...

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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by taneq on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:37AM (#19453562)

Oh, this was in 2012 so they may have disappeared. Shame. :(

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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by asutekku on Monday April 01, 2019 @06:41AM (#19542006)

There are still some in the countryside, and small alleyways in the cities. I think there’s only one in my city.

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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by mkarr on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:41AM (#19453623)

In my experience, the vending machines near and in hotels, etc, did not require any form of ID. However, the random ones I found out on the street required you to have obtained an ID/Authorization card beforehand.

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