Miniature Japanese Beer

I have never seen such small cans of beer outside of Japan. They really are silly, unless you can't drink very much and need to at least show your friendliness by participating in the cheers toast. In Japan, all group drinking starts with a toast. All, with no exception. You cannot start to drink until the toast has been made by someone, usually the oldest person in the group. You can choose to ask to drink juice or some other non-alcoholic drink. But I think these little cans or samplers are used by people who just can't drink so much and yet want to participate a bit. Not all supers carry them. I was surprised to see them in our local Takefuji.