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COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
ITO EN and Asahi lead innovations aimed at revitalising the RTD tea market
In 2025, ITO EN Ltd has retained its position as the leading company in RTD tea, primarily due to the launch of innovative products that cater to modern tastes. In March 2025, the company introduced Oi Ocha PURE GREEN and Oi Ocha LEMON GREEN under its Oi Ocha brand.
Asahi finds success with revamped product line
Asahi Soft Drinks Co Ltd stands out as the most dynamic company overall in RTD tea in 2025. The company has found success with Asahi Jurokucha, a blended RTD tea made from 16 different ingredients, including barley, corn, and other grains.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the RTD Tea industry in Japan with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the RTD Tea industry in Japan, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The RTD Tea in Japan report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of RTD Tea in Japan?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of RTD Tea in Japan?
- How are changing social attitudes and legislation (eg sugar tax) reshaping demand and consumption?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of RTD Tea in Japan?
- Which are the leading brands in RTD Tea in Japan?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Japan?
- How are products distributed in RTD Tea in Japan?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- How have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 impacted sales of RTD Tea?
- How are sustainability issues, such as environmentally-friendly packaging, legislation on recyclability, or the amount of plastic in bottles, impacting the soft drinks industry?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
RTD Tea in Japan - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Price rises push consumers away from RTD tea
RTD tea sales dip as consumers switch to homemade brews
Consumers continue to favour reduced sugar still RTD tea
RTD tea faces headwinds as costs rise and consumers brew at home
RTD tea market heats up with café-inspired fruit blends
Evolving health benefits in Japan's RTD green tea market
ITO EN and Asahi lead innovations aimed at revitalising the RTD tea market
Asahi finds success with revamped product line
Supermarkets lead distribution despite losing share due to rising prices
Label-less products helping to push sales online
Table 1 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Leading Flavours for Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2021-2025
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2022-2025
Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2021-2025
Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2022-2025
Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 13 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Soft Drinks in Japan - Industry Overview
Rising prices put pressure on volume sales in 2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Price rises lead to a decline in off-trade volume sales of soft drinks in 2025
Functional soft drinks gain prominence
Innovation has become faster, riskier, and more culturally embedded
Shrinking population likely to limit opportunities for volume growth
Healthy and natural products likely to attract more interest moving forward
Vending evolving as it looks to meet the needs of modern consumers
Coca-Cola and Suntory continue to invest in product development and innovation
Nippon Del Monte finds success with new line of tomato juice
Label-less products gain traction as online sales rise
On-trade volume sales continue to recover buoyed by interest in RTD tea
Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
Table 21 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 25 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
Table 27 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 30 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 37 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 39 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
Table 43 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Fountain sales in Japan
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
Summary 1 Research Sources
The following categories and subcategories are included:
RTD Tea
- Carbonated RTD Tea and Kombucha
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- Regular Still RTD Tea
- Reduced Sugar Still RTD Tea
RTD Tea
This category includes all packaged products based on brewed tea or tea extract. May be sweetened or unsweetened, carbonated or still, with a wide variety of different flavourings. May contain juice.
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