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for soda, thereby becoming intoxicated without realizing it, isn’t a problem for those of us with healthy eyesight, but if you’re blind, the likelihood of this occurring is a real possibility, especially if you live in a place where soda and beer are sold very close together. The problem is compounded if both of these beverages happen to be in your refrigerator at the same time. While you might enjoy beer, you may not want to drink it at breakfast.</p> <p>In Japan, this problem is even more of an issue because it’s not just soda and beer that’s packaged in aluminum cans. Recognizing this, about 10 years ago Japanese brewers began stamping the word “beer” in Braille on the top of their cans, right next to the tab you’d pull to open it up and take a swig. It wasn’t a law mandated by the government, but was initiated by the breweries themselves, coming together to provide accessible information for a special-needs part of the Japanese population. (<a href="https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/the-story-of-how-braille-wound-up-on-wine-labels/">This is similar to the story of how M. Chapoutier decided to put Braille on its wine bottles.</a>)</p> <p>Because this was not a mandated government program but a self-imposed action by the brewers, there isn’t a uniformity to what’s printed on top of the cans. 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