Ah!Ummm...April 8 is Carbonated Water Day!Th... The sound of carbonated water?HissA day to celebrate when the characteristic fizzy nature of carbonated water was first created!
Japan officially recognizes this day as a commemorative day for carbonated drinks as the onomatopoeia for the "fizz" of a soft drink in Japanese is シュワ or "shuwa", and contains the characters for 4 (シ) and 8 (ワ), thus 4/8.
This day was promoted heavily as the carbonated drinks day by the POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. corporation which sells many such drinks.
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