• PRINT SUBSCRIBERS |
  • SUBSCRIBE |
  • Login
  • My Account
  • (FREE ARTICLE)
weather icon

5

M/CLEAR

TOKYO (5 a.m.)

  • Markets
  • 103.77 ¥/$ (5 p.m.)

The Japan Times

KANPAI CULTURE

  • Login
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • My Account
  • TODAY'S PRINT EDITION ≫
  • PRINT SUBSCRIBERS ≫
  • (FREE ARTICLE)
  • MENU
  • Search
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Community
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • City Guide
  • Support
  • Search
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Reader Mail
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
When it comes to sake, a little heat can go a long way

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jan 10, 2021

When it comes to sake, a little heat can go a long way

by Melinda Joe

Gone are the days when hot sake implied poor quality, and kanzake is finally taking pride of place at the socially distanced dinner table.

Sake brewing in 2020: ‘Hard times are going to be with us for a while’

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Dec 19, 2020

Sake brewing in 2020: ‘Hard times are going to be with us for a while’

by Melinda Joe

After years of incremental gains due to growing popularity abroad, Japan’s sake producers struggled with substantial losses this year.

You, too, can learn from master sake brewers with Taste with the Toji

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Nov 7, 2020

You, too, can learn from master sake brewers with Taste with the Toji

by Melinda Joe

Looking to support the sake industry during the pandemic, sake educator Simone Maynard created a weekly online event to connect brewery and consumer.

  • WHAT’S TRENDING
  • EDITORS’ PICKS
  • Japan hails U.K. plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia
    British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in November 2017 in Portsmouth, England
  • Japan eyes punishment for breaking COVID-19 rules
    A meeting of health experts is held at the health ministry Friday to discuss revising the infectious disease law to introduce fines or prison sentences.
  • Why many Asian countries are being cautious on vaccines
    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (center) holds a news conference on the government's strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations, in Hong Kong on Dec. 23. Hong Kong has yet to approve a single vaccine as it awaits more detailed clinical trial data.
  • No end in sight for third wave a year after COVID-19 made its way to Japan
    The cumulative number of cases in Japan recently exceeded 310,000, with the third wave beginning in the fall.
  • Japan seeks mid-February Pfizer vaccine approval, minister says
    Norihisa Tamura, Japan's health minister, speaks during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 24.
  • How to (literally) drive the coronavirus away

    Thumbnail image
  • Tokyo 2020 organizers to reduce number of athletes at opening ceremony

    Thumbnail image
  • Student refusing to cover nose with mask booted from university exams in Japan

    Thumbnail image
  • Let's take stock on the progress we've made this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Thumbnail image
  • With an eye toward Japan, fans call on MLB to protect crowds from dangerous foul balls

    Thumbnail image
COVID-19 banner

PODCAST

  • DEEP DIVE

    Episode 77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19?

    LAST UPDATED: Jan 13, 2021

JAPAN NETWORK UPDATES

  • Directory of who’s who in the world of business in Japan

    LAST UPDATED: Jun 8, 2020

    JAPAN NETWORK UPDATES
Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Oct 17, 2020

Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.

by Melinda Joe

The low- and zero-proof alcohol trend has hit Japan, and for those who want to abstain without sacrificing flavor, there’s no shortage of options.

It’s time to resurrect the tradition of boozy breakfasts with friends in Tokyo

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Sep 12, 2020

It’s time to resurrect the tradition of boozy breakfasts with friends in Tokyo

by Melinda Joe

We all deserve a morning meal cooked to order paired with a craft cocktail. “Kanpai Culture” has you covered with three new cafe-bar hybrids.

This summer, orange (wine) is the new pink

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Aug 8, 2020

This summer, orange (wine) is the new pink

by Melinda Joe

Simultaneously fresh and bold, tannic orange wines are increasingly easy to find at restaurants in Tokyo.

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jul 11, 2020

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

by Melinda Joe

Since early June, The SG Club has hosted a food-and-cocktail-pairing experience that takes guests on a “virtual world tour.”

There’s a shōchū pairing for any meal or mood

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jun 13, 2020

There’s a shōchū pairing for any meal or mood

by Melinda Joe

Is Japan’s shōchū spirit the perfect diet aid? Maybe not. But it will pair with whatever you still have in your pantry.

Here’s what the sake and shōchū experts are drinking at home

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE May 9, 2020

Here’s what the sake and shōchū experts are drinking at home

by Melinda Joe

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere: Time for a well-deserved at-home happy hour.

COVID-19 puts a cork in profits for Tokyo’s wine bars

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Apr 11, 2020

COVID-19 puts a cork in profits for Tokyo’s wine bars

by Melinda Joe

COVID-19-related lockdowns and subsequent reservation cancellations are threatening Tokyo’s wine businesses. Although some are making the pivot to delivery, many might be unable to weather shutting their doors for months without government assistance.

Nagayamahonke Shuzojo: Sake with terroir takes root in Yamaguchi

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Mar 7, 2020

Nagayamahonke Shuzojo: Sake with terroir takes root in Yamaguchi

by Melinda Joe

At sake brewery, Nagayamahonke Shuzojo, brewer Takahiro Nagayama prioritizes organic rice, water and sustainability over technology. The result: sake with distinct local flavor.

Rococo Tokyo White: Japan's fine dining finally has a luxury beer

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Feb 8, 2020

Rococo Tokyo White: Japan's fine dining finally has a luxury beer

by Melinda Joe

Keith Martinez and Jerrel Brantley, co-founders of the boutique beer company Maison Rococo, fell in love with Japan during a trip to Tokyo in 2015. Enchanted by the country's culture of hospitality and cuisine, the two friends, who had met at the University of ...

View older articles

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS

Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division.

広告出稿に関するおといあわせはこちらまで

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER

international-reports
  • Synergy Media Specialists
  • Global Insight
  • GMI Post
  • World Eye Reports
Return to The Japan Times top page
JT Digital Archives The Japan Times Alpha Jobs Study in Japan JT for Women JT Bookclub Japanese School Directory
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • ePaper Edition
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Reader Mail
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Link Policy
  • Reprints
  • FAQs
  • Support
  • Announcements
  • Press
  • Sitemap
  • Advertise

The Japan Times LTD. All rights reserved.

The Japan Times