Fushimi’s 22 breweries represent the highest concentration of sake makers anywhere in Japan. In addition to sake tastings, ...

Warming sake, known as atsukan or okan, transforms its aroma and flavor, revealing new layers of sweetness, umami, and ...

The sake business is reaching new heights. A Japanese sake maker wants to make an alcoholic beverage in space. Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular sake brand Dassai, plans to blast ingredients ...

Its Techniques and People Recognized Worldwide January 7, 2026 (Japan) -- On December 6, 2025, one year had passed ...

Born in the mountains of Toyama and shaped by craft, time and collaboration, IWA is a new expression of sake that bridges ...

The Dassai brewery in Japan offers tours of its sake facility, which is about 40 minutes’ drive from Marine Corps Air Station ...

In 2022, the Japanese sake export reached a record-high of 47.5 billion Japanese yen, an 18% increase from 2021 and a 452% jump from 2013. Despite such a dramatic surge in popularity, sake is only ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — 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 the foothills ...

A Japanese sake maker is heading to the final frontier of brewing -- space. Asahi Shuzo, the company that brews the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to send sake ingredients to the ...

Two Japanese women are running businesses in India to spread the taste of Japan in the world's most populous nation with more ...