Food & Drink Jul 25, 2020
Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu
by Melinda Joe
These four cocktail recipes featuring The SG Shochu lineup include one by Yusuke Sakabe of bar Lurra in Kyoto, and three designed by Shingo Gokan.
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.”
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.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Sep 28, 2019
Wagyu and seafood: At Imari Roaji, Saga sends its finest to Ginza
by Robbie Swinnerton
The further you travel in Japan, the more you discover that each corner of the country has its own character and food traditions. Every region produces its own distinctive strains of rice, seafood products, miso, pickles and sake. And those differences are important: They're ...
Business Sep 18, 2019
U.S. may ease bottle rules for Japanese alcohol as part of trade negotiations
Tokyo and Washington are in the final stage of talks over an easing of the United States' regulations on bottles for alcoholic beverages imported from Japan, under an envisioned trade pact between the two countries, it was learned Tuesday. The U.S. currently sets seven sizes, ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Sep 14, 2019
StandingBar Sanpachi: Squeeze in tight for a pizza and craft shōchū night
by Robbie Swinnerton
With so many contenders, it's impossible to anoint any single bar as the smallest in Tokyo, but StandingBar Sanpachi must surely be in the running.
Business Sep 5, 2019
Event held in India to promote sake and other Japanese alcoholic drinks
An event to introduce Japanese alcoholic beverages such as sake rice wine and shōchū distilled spirits to Indian distributors and hotel officials was held Wednesday at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi. Nine Japanese breweries participated in the annual event, the third of its kind, ...
National | Regional Voices: Okinawa Oct 12, 2018
Public and private sectors push to revive Okinawa's struggling awamori industry
With young people apparently finding Okinawa's awamori liquor less appealing, the industry has been hit with a decline in shipments for 13 consecutive years. To rev up the struggling business, people from the public and private sectors have joined hands to pitch the distilled spirit ...
National Aug 21, 2018
Students develop fertilizer from shōchū distillation remnants
Students in Kumamoto Prefecture have developed a low-cost method to cultivate photosynthetic bacteria for use as fertilizer using the distillation remnants of shōchū, a traditional Japanese liquor. The student researchers, led by Aoi Koga, 24, from Sojo University's Graduate School of Engineering in the city ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Mar 17, 2018
OnJapan Cafe&: Reimagining the fermenting tradition
by Robbie Swinnerton
Shibuya's Kamiyamacho district continues to bubble up with worthy new dining venues. One of the most intriguing new arrivals on its increasingly popular shopping street — the long, straight artery connecting Tokyu Department Store with Yoyogi-Koen — is OnJapan Cafe&. The mission statement at this ...
Business Sep 5, 2017
Kyushu distillers seek to build overseas fan base for shōchū
Spirits makers in Kyushu are working to attract overseas customers for their flagship product of distilled liquor called shōchū. Shōchū, typically distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, rice, buckwheat or sugar cane, is very popular in Japan but not nearly as well-known abroad as sake, which ...
National / Politics Aug 23, 2016
Former Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu of 'one village, one product' fame dead at 92
Former Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu, known for his "one village, one product" regional development campaign, died Sunday, sources said Tuesday. He was 92. Hiramatsu was governor of Oita Prefecture for 24 years until 2003. His "one village, one product" movement was initiated for Oita but ...