Spent a few weeks in Japan traveling around. I've consistently noticed a few things:

1) I never drink tomato juice in the US. Generally too thick, too chemical tasting, too salty. Tomato juice here has been very nice - fresh, good tomato taste.

2) Apple juice in the US, especially fresh pressed from local orchards is pretty good. And I'll drink stuff from the supermarket cartons. But the apple juice in Japan has been exceptional. Not sure what apples they use (Fuji?) versus the US but I definitely prefer the apple juice here. Even the stuff in cartons.

3) I drink a lot of water when at home. When traveling, I find it hard for me to buy water when juice is the same price. I'm probably drinking way too much juice and sugar. But I have a hard time paying the same price for water.

4) Grape juice is very common here. And it tastes great. For awhile. I find I get tired of grape juice pretty quickly relative to orange and apple juices.

Side note: I love NY pizza. I've been craving pizza. Pasta is excellent here but pizza here still sucks. Not sure why they can't get pizza right. And Italian food here is in fashion now.

Drinking that much juice, don't trust a fart

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The japanese have a higher standard for their foodstuffs.

It's part competition and part expectation.

The reason all the juice tastes way better because it's actually is juice.
Most of our stuff including organic juice is very little fruit juice and mostly chemicals.

I raise a few hogs fo meat, the meat looks, smells and tastes nothing like store bought stuff even the "organic".

you're likely not just drinking flavored con syrup.