A primer on how to drink sake mirrors that of Japanese whisky: you savor it. Considered the national drink of Japan, sake has served as a staple in Japanese cuisine and culture for centuries (as has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A glass of beer with a shot of sake resting on two chopsticks. - Bhofack2/Getty Images In recent years, Japan has made headlines ...

It can be sweet. It can be tangy. And as of December, it has also been enshrined by UNESCO. The United Nation’s culture agency placed sake, the iconic Japanese drink, on its list of “intangible ...

Fushimi has it all: Japan’s highest concentration of breweries, sakura-draped canals, and an unmistakable air of nostalgia.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) is hosting a special tour inviting top professionals from the global wine and bar industries to explore the depth and ...

LUQUE, Paraguay — 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 weddings and ...

MORIOKA, Japan (Reuters) - It has a history of over 2,000 years and is as much a part of Japan as sumo wrestling and sushi. But sake, traditional rice wine, is losing popularity at home as more and ...

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 ...

OME, Japan (AP) — Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing ...