"Pepsi gold" limited release limited

From November 7, 2006 (Tuesday), it is said that golden Pepsi will be released in quantity for a price of 140 yen per tax. It seems like a ginger flavor, but is it different from ginger ale?

Details are as below.New release with "Pepsi Gold" limited quantity
- Fresh ginger flavored "Golden Pepsi" is newly introduced -

It seems to be characterized by light ginger flavor and refreshing feeling of cola carbonate. Is there a taste of Coke left?

In fact, golden Pepsi is said to have been released in Thailand and others.

List of Pepsi types - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It seems that it came out as a promotion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At that time the CM looks like the following.

YouTube - pepsi gold ad claudia schiffer, thierry henry

Is CM made in Japan as well?