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 ...
A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space. Asahi Shuzo, the company behind popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International ...
Japan's sake industry is hoping for a lift in exports, particularly to Asia and the United States, after UNESCO added the rice wine-brewing process to its list of intangible cultural heritage.