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ALCOHOL

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2021
New Japanese 'lagar' beer overcomes misspelling
The new line of Sapporo beer gained the support of online consumers after the firm considered halting its sale due to the typo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Jan 10, 2021
VinVie breathes life (and cider) into Matsukawa
Nobuko Takemura co-founded VinVie Winery & Cidery to spread the gospel of cider in Japan and give local apple growers a much-needed boost.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 10, 2021
When it comes to sake, a little heat can go a long way
Gone are the days when hot sake implied poor quality, and kanzake is finally taking pride of place at the socially distanced dinner table.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 29, 2020
Raise your glasses to 2020: Good riddance!
Drinking culture changed in a lot of ways in 2020. On one hand, we drink alone more. On the other hand, we don't have to worry about the last train as much.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 26, 2020
Kohachi Beerworks gives a whole new meaning to ‘local beer’
Julien and Nobuko Caudron source almost all of the ingredients for their brews from the tiny town of Kamiseya.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2020
Global beer consumption rose for second year in 2019, Kirin says
In terms of annual per capita beer consumption, the Czech Republic secured first place for the 27th straight year at 188.6 liters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Dec 19, 2020
Sake brewing in 2020: ‘Hard times are going to be with us for a while’
After years of incremental gains due to growing popularity abroad, Japan's sake producers struggled with substantial losses this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 12, 2020
Raise a glass to better days ahead with spiced winter sake
Think of otoso as Japan's version of mulled wine — sake-based and customizable with a variety of herbs or spices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 5, 2020
Kochi’s cottage food and travel industry gets a bump from international residents
International transplants to this Shikoku prefecture are taking advantage of the rich soil and pure water to create top-quality food and drinks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 28, 2020
Twillo: Fairy tale yatai bar hits the streets of Tokyo after midnight
Running a traveling bar might seem like an avant-garde answer to the coronavirus, but owner Shotaro Kamijo is in the business for a different reason.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 28, 2020
A genteel craft beer crawl through Kamakura
Being a tourist can be thirsty work, even in the genteel surrounds of Kamakura. Here are six of the former samurai capital's best watering holes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 25, 2020
Japan Times 1970: Writer Yukio Mishima commits ritual suicide
100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 21, 2020
Take hot chocolate to the next level
Warm up your winter with these boozy hot chocolate recipes, perfect for both outdoor dining or a cozy night in.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2020
Beaujolais Nouveau released in less festive mood amid pandemic
Department store operator Sogo & Seibu Co. said internet orders for Beaujolais Nouveau increased about 1.7 times from last year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Nov 7, 2020
You, too, can learn from master sake brewers with Taste with the Toji
Looking to support the sake industry during the pandemic, sake educator Simone Maynard created a weekly online event to connect brewery and consumer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 24, 2020
Japan’s craft beer industry looks to maintain connections with fans
From tax breaks to take-out alcohol and trimmed-down events, bars and breweries transform their neighborhood ties.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 17, 2020
Tokyo’s newest drinks trend? Upscale alcohol-free cocktails.
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Oct 17, 2020
Kirin’s Ichibanshibori beer goes zero-carb
Kirin Brewery Co. appeals to Japan's health-conscious consumers in hopes its new drink helps it 'find new beer fans.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2020
Supercomputer-developed face shields may offer lifeline for Japan's restaurant industry
Using the Fugaku supercomputer, the world's fastest, a consortium of Japanese researchers has developed a wrap-around face shield that can more effectively block airborne droplets and reduce exposure to the coronavirus for diners at pubs and restaurants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 10, 2020
After a summer without craft beer festivals, where does the industry go from here?
For Japan's craft beer, festivals and events are key to industry growth. Cancelations have left breweries and staff scrambling to make up lost income.
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines plane plunged within 120 meters of ocean near Hawaii
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in Houston in 2019
The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
J-pop act Mrs. Green Apple spikes ‘Columbus’ video after viewer backlash
Mrs. Green Apple has posted an apology on its official website after backlash over a music video that portrayed explorer Christopher Columbus in a charming way.
G7 leaders unite to hammer China over trade and Russian lifeline
U.S. President Joe Biden joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they watch a skydiving demonstration at the annual Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.
In Japan, a legal fight for the right to sterilization surgery
Kazane Kajiya, 27, (second from left) and others filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the Maternal Health Law infringes upon their constitutional rights by restricting women's ability to make decisions about their own bodies.

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