Food & Drink Oct 17, 2020
With fortunes waning in Japan, sake finds a new home abroad
by Andrew McKirdy
As the world’s hunger for Japanese cuisine grows, so does its thirst for the country’s iconic drink.
Books Sep 12, 2020
'The Japanese Sake Bible': Sake production is 'a business that's all about families'
by Iain Maloney
“The Japanese Sake Bible” delves deep into the history and culture of Japan’s national drink, as well as the stories of the people who make it.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Sep 5, 2020
Hasegawa Saketen Gransta: A sake lover's boon beneath Tokyo Station
by Robbie Swinnerton
Hasegawa Saketen’s reborn Tokyo Station branch is larger, sleeker and even better stocked. It even boasts a new in-house sake microbrewery.
Food & Drink Aug 29, 2020
Japan's small-scale sake breweries struggle to survive
by Chiara Terzuolo
2020 is proving to be a rough year for sake breweries, and the pandemic has forced many into making tough decisions about marketing and production.
Food & Drink | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Aug 29, 2020
Hayato Shoji, who runs Kidoizumi Brewery, continues his grandfather’s dedication to making additive-free sake.
Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Aug 8, 2020
Add some sparkle to your summer with Sake Tonic
by Patrick St. Michel
The best new sake arrival of the season is FamilyMart's limited-edition Sake Tonic — smooth, citrusy and alarmingly easy to drink.
Food & Drink Jul 18, 2020
Summer sipping: How sake is getting creative in the heat
by Phoebe Amoroso
Sake brewers are embracing creative takes on natsuzake to bolster sales and tempt new drinkers.
Food & Drink | Women of Taste May 9, 2020
Not a sake lover? You just haven’t met sommelier Yuki Imanishi
by Joan Bailey
At Sake Lovers Inc., founder Yuki Imanishi works with 100 small breweries across Japan to promote their products and connect them directly with consumers.
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.
Business / Corporate Apr 16, 2020
Sake breweries answer calls for strong alcohol as sanitizers run short
Sake breweries across Japan have begun producing high-alcohol content liquids for use in place of the alcohol-based sanitizers that have become scarce during the COVID-19 crisis. Kazuki Haruta, president of Kikisui Sake Co. based in Kochi Prefecture, said he arrived at the idea of producing ...
Business Apr 3, 2020
Nine years after 3/11 earthquake, Tohoku sake brewers revived with help of young workers
Despite being battered by the March 11, 2011, massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, a total of 110 sake brewing companies continue to operate in the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in the Tohoku region. Young workers are bringing new life to the regional ...
Food & Drink Mar 21, 2020
Sake, sashimi and all-night hours: Tokyo's izakaya bars have it all
by Phoebe Amoroso
Although many bars and restaurants in Japan remain open, medical professionals strongly recommend people refrain from congregating in small, crowded spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For more information, visit bit.ly/whocovid19-jp. "An iza-what?!" says a friend visiting Tokyo, ready to eat his way through ...