The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

The five sake-producing areas of Hyōgo Prefecture—known collectively as the Nada gogō—rank first for volume of sake production. These breweries, which grew rapidly in the Edo period (1603–1868), ...

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 ...

In the summer of 2022, Japan launched a business contest to get young people to drink more booze, combatting a declining alcohol industry. The Sake Viva! contest is organized by Japan’s official ...

Sake Central’s hardcover book, SAKE: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan’s Artisanal Breweries, is a collectible for those outside of Japan with an interest in learning the behind-the-scenes and ...