Statement:
An average person in Canada drinks less alcohol than in Japan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Canada holds position #99 2016 out of 189 and Japan is #97 out of 189 2016.
Position of Canada is better than position of Japan.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Canada and Japan, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Canada 'Both sexes' value is 29.9
    Japan 'Both sexes' value is 30.4