South Koreans boycott Japan beer in brewing trade row

A blue banner (top R) outside a grocery shop in Seoul reads 'Japan - a country that does not regret its past. We do not sell Japanese products here [Photo, AFP]

Beer-loving South Koreans angered by a trade row with Tokyo are boycotting Japanese brews in a surge of patriotism that has even seen popular beauty bloggers targeted.

Japan this month unveiled tough restrictions on exports crucial to tech titans like Samsung, fuelling fears about the impact on the global tech sector, while South Korea's central bank warned it could have "no small impact" on the economy.