Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use the local adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex crimes.
Corporate Apr 26, 2013
Brewers set out to take sake global
by Noriko Kawamura
Ambitious sake brewers have turned to foreign markets in an attempt to replicate wine’s global success. Exports of sake, which is essentially a rice wine locally referred to as “nihonshu,” have been growing in recent years, and trade fairs and competition events have become ...
National Mar 7, 2013
Displaced brewer rebuilds sake biz
by Mai Iida
Daisuke Suzuki, a sake brewer, is hoping his product will help the people of his Fukushima Prefecture hometown, now uninhabitable due to the nuclear crisis, stay connected. The March 11, 2011, megaquake and tsunami that led to the three meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power ...
National Feb 11, 2013
Exports of alcoholic drinks in 2012 enjoyed 8.5% surge, tax data show
Japan’s exports of alcoholic beverages in 2012 rose 8.5 percent from the previous year to a record ¥20.6 billion, according to National Tax Agency data. The surge came partly because exports of beer and sake grew for a third consecutive year. Exports came to ...
National | DAVOS SPECIAL Jan 23, 2013
Looking to bring Japan's tastes to new markets through sake
by Melinda Joe
As people across the globe toasted the New Year this month, Japan’s sake brewers had another reason to celebrate. The industry saw modest increases in sake sales, offering a glimmer of hope to producers who have watched consumption decline since the late 1970s. According ...