Ramune drinks are certainly tasty, but the unique glass bottle they come in is a big part of the appeal. So, how do you open them and why is there a marble?

The fizzy beverage, ubiquitous to Japanese pop culture (no pun intended), is so popular that you can buy pins, shirts and other merchandise to show off your love for the marble soda. The origin of ...

To open the soda, you remove the cap, pop out the bottle's plunger, and use the palm of your hand to push down the marble stopper that's inside of the bottle. The marble is used to "hold the ...

"Goli," "goti" or "banta" are common local words for marbles and this is how the soda got its name. The marble is pushed up the neck of the bottle during the production process. To open the bottle, ...