National Nov 15, 2018
12 Japan Airlines flights delayed in 15 months due to pilots failing alcohol tests
The revelation came after a spate of incidents in which airline personnel breached drinking rules, prompting the government to crack down.
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Food & Drink Nov 10, 2018
The standing bars of Osaka: Cheap, cheerful and nostalgic
by Matt Kaufman
The origin of tachinomi can be traced to the Edo Period (1603-1868), when sake shops started offering customers a quick tipple from square wooden measuring cups known as masu. Since then, they have become neighborhood institutions.
Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Nov 10, 2018
The SG Club: Cocktail history in the making
by Melinda Joe
Shingo Gokan's new bar in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, The SG Club, is a living piece of historical fiction that delights in cross-cultural references. The initials "SG" stand for Sip and Guzzle, and the space is divided into two bars, each with a different vibe.
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Nov 3, 2018
Japan Times 1918: Tokyo celebrates the Allies' victory in World War I
by Elliott Samuels
100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 21 1918 Tokyo celebrates the Allies' victory in WWI THE JAPAN TIMES Today the citizens of the capital of Japan rejoice with the Allies, of whom Japan has been so important a member, and celebrate the triumph of their common cause. The city ...
National Oct 31, 2018
ANA apologizes for flight delays due to pilot's boozy night out
All Nippon Airways Co. apologized Wednesday for flight delays in Okinawa last week caused by a pilot who called in sick after a night out drinking. Five domestic flights departing and arriving in Japan's southern island prefecture were delayed for up to 58 minutes until ...
National Oct 30, 2018
Japan minister apologizes after report of drunken, naked blunder
A Cabinet minister apologized Tuesday for "causing trouble" after a weekly magazine reported that in 2007 he walked through a dormitory building for Diet members while drunk and naked, and rang the doorbell of a fellow lawmaker's room. "I'm aware of the article. I humbly ...
World / Science & Health Oct 16, 2018
Add beer to chocolate, coffee and wine as some of life's little pleasures that global warming will make scarcer and costlier, scientists say. Increasing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will hurt production of barley, a key beer ingredient, in the future. Losses of ...
Business Oct 15, 2018
Alcohol business looks at a new golden goose for profits: pot
The world's major alcohol producers can no longer ignore the pot phenomenon, as young consumers may increasingly swap beer and cocktails for joints and cannabis-infused drinks. Some have decisively seized the moment. Constellation Brands, maker of Corona beer and Svedka vodka, has poured $4 billion ...
World / Politics Oct 2, 2018
Trump says Brett Kavanaugh had a 'bit of a difficulty' with alcohol
U.S. President Donald Trump defended embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Monday, but said that the appeals court judge has had a "bit of difficulty" with alcohol. Trump called Kavanaugh's treatment unfair, days after the FBI opened a Senate-requested probe into allegations by three women ...
Rugby Sep 25, 2018
Drunk rugby player Takuma Asahara run over by car, slightly injured
Japan rugby international Takuma Asahara was run over by a car early Sunday, but only sustained light injuries, police said Tuesday. The 31-year-old prop, who plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japan Rugby Top League, was drunk and lying on the street in ...
Asia Pacific Sep 19, 2018
Police in Malaysia are investigating a case of alcohol poisoning that killed at least 21 people, with dozens more hospitalized, most of them citizens of Asian nations, officials said on Wednesday. Cheap, homemade liquor is popular among poor, migrant workers in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which has ...
World / Science & Health Sep 16, 2018
Drink to old times: World's 'oldest brewery' found in Israel
Archaeologists have found what they believe is the world's oldest site for alcohol production, a study said Thursday, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago. The site is located in the Raqefet cave south of Haifa in today's ...