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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.

Shuka Nomoto: An intimate toast to 2021

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 4, 2021

Shuka Nomoto: An intimate toast to 2021

by Robbie Swinnerton

This Ebisu-based izakaya is small, stylish and serves top-notch food — just what we need to carry us through 2021.

Japan sets out action plan to boost farm exports

Business Dec 27, 2020

Japan sets out action plan to boost farm exports

Japan has drawn up an action plan to achieve its goal of boosting farm exports to ¥2 trillion by 2025 as it aims to make wagyu and sake more competitive in the global market.

Fukushima hopes 'space sake' will spread message of reconstruction

Food & Drink Dec 24, 2020

Fukushima hopes 'space sake' will spread message of reconstruction

The drink will be made with yeast that has traveled to the International Space Station.

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.

Want a deeper understanding of Tokyo’s culinary landscape? Just ask Yukari Sakamoto.

Food & Drink | Women of Taste Dec 12, 2020

Want a deeper understanding of Tokyo’s culinary landscape? Just ask Yukari Sakamoto.

by Joan Bailey

The first non-Japanese to become a shōchū advisor, this chef, sommelier and tour guide built her career on sharing Tokyo’s best with the world.

Raise a glass to better days ahead with spiced winter sake

Food & Drink Dec 12, 2020

Raise a glass to better days ahead with spiced winter sake

by Florentyna Leow

Think of otoso as Japan’s version of mulled wine — sake-based and customizable with a variety of herbs or spices.

Japanese sake brewer on BBC's 100 Women list

National Nov 25, 2020

Japanese sake brewer on BBC's 100 Women list

Miho Imada was chosen for her contributions as one of the few female chief brewers in Japan in taking over the art of making sake.

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.

With fortunes waning in Japan, sake finds a new home abroad

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.

'The Japanese Sake Bible': Sake production is 'a business that's all about families'

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.

Hasegawa Saketen Gransta: A sake lover's boon beneath Tokyo Station

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.

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