I came to California for a job. I ended up staying in Los Angeles for the man who handed me the wheel — and his heart.

TOKYO--Japan is open to balancing trade with the U.S., but it won't just buy more American products solely for that purpose, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said.

The Kokushu Fair 2025, organized by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS), was held in Osaka over two days on ...

Many assume sake should be finished quickly once opened. But under the right conditions, it lasts far longer than expected.

But Shirakhon has kept sake on the menu — and even expanded the varieties on offer — to maintain Noc Noc’s original vibe. He encourages patrons to bring in takeout from any of the nearby restaurants ...

Hassen’s solution is to incoporate acidity by using different types and combinations of koji mould. In sake brewing, koji is introduced to first break down the starch in rice into sugars, before yeast ...

Finally, Laifungbam is ready for her ‘baby’ to meet the world. In June, the chef, who is also India's first certified sake brewer, or touji, will launch two sake products in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Sake might just be the trendiest drink of 2025 Sake, the Japanese drink served hot, cold or even sparkling, is becoming increasingly popular everywhere from fine-dining restaurants to cocktail bars.

After all, the casual self-discovery session didn’t just involve tasting different types of sake—from the pure junmai and the prized 50 percent polish rate of daiginjo to the ultra-premium ...

Nowadays there are about 1,400 sake breweries in Japan. Shochu, which was also added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday, is a spirit distilled from different ingredients such ...

Japanese tipples sake and shochu -- and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them -- have been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.