


Municipalities' bottled water sales soar on quality, low prices
IHT/Asahi: September 30, 2005
It may lack the glamour of more sophisticated beverages. But the tasty tap water found in some towns and cities is now being bottled by these municipalities and is proving such a hit ...
...Most of the production costs of 85 yen per bottle go to bottling and other processes....The Yokohama Waterworks Bureau introduced 500-milliliter bottles of Hamakko Doshi water for 100 yen in October 2003. ...
