One factor behind the global nihonshu boom is the emergence of new flavor profiles that complement various culinary traditions and appeal to a new breed of sake drinker. Sandō Atsuko reports from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us ...

Back in April, a new smoking law came into effect across Japan, prohibiting indoor smoking at schools, hospitals and offices. In restaurants, smoking is now only permitted inside designated rooms with ...

A person prepares for a display as he pours Japanese sake into a wooden cup traditionally used to drink sake, in Tokyo. — Photo: AP/Hiro Komae) Japanese tipples sake and shochu – and the knowledge and ...

Japanese sake is renowned worldwide for its richness and complex taste profile. However, despite the all-you-can-drink sake happenings in Tokyo, it can be daunting for first-timers to enter the world ...

ima Inc. will launch a new project, “Art of Artificial Artisan”. For its first approach named “AI-SAKE”, ima will support traditional methods of Japanese sake brewing with Artificial Intelligence, ...

“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French ...

•To the Japanese, sake is more than just an alcoholic beverage as it is a central part of their culture heritage and social life. •Its subtle and delicate flavors enhance and complement the flavors of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. The guests at the 2025 Academy Awards saw something new: Japanese sake. It was ...

HYDE PARK, N.Y. — The Dassai Blue Sake Brewery occupies a massive 55,000-square-foot space in the town. It was the site of a former grocery store. Located at 5 St. Andrews Road, the brewery is an ...