Embedded in Japanese culture is the iconic rice wine, sake, but despite its household name, it has long been misunderstood.

SINGAPORE] Sake. Japanese food. It sounds pretty obvious but not if you’re Naoto Mizuno, president of the much-lauded Kokuryu ...

Sake producers are struggling to find a way to keep the party going as whisky continues to gain ground among drinkers in the ...

Following its inclusion on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, Japanese brewers hope to showcase the true identity of sake and ...

OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in ...

Maesako hopes the UN body’s recognition of the traditional brewing technique will turn things around by igniting demand overseas, where sake has slowly gained popularity alongside Japanese ...

Dassai Blue Sake Brewery in Hyde Park is hosting its first Sakura Matsuri, a cherry blossom festival, the first weekend in ...

OSAKA, Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with ...