Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

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Tsudome is a craftsman who makes wooden barrels for distilling shochu, a profession which is practiced by very few people anywhere in the country. He learned the technique from his father, Tatsuya, ...

Makers of shochu in Kagoshima Prefecture are using various measures to attract new people to the distilled liquor, including ...

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While some might not know exactly what they are, most people know there are etiquette rules including some for how you serve and drink.

The Japanese drink, sake, is growing in popularity and now with a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation, brewers ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a renaissance for Japan's most famous drink, say brewers A man pours sake into his ...

LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during ...

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During the pandemic, fourth-generation sake brewer Akira Sasaki realized that, despite having worked at his family business for over 25 years, he had rarely had a chance to see the faces of the ...