By Kosuke KujiIn the midst of such discussions, singer Gen Hoshino launched “Come Dance at Our place,” a YouTube channel uploading copyright free parodies and dance videos from various viewers. Sake breweries such as President Mitobe of the Yamagata Masamune Brewery, Yamagata Prefecture, started thi...

By Kosuke KujiThe novel COVID-19 coronavirus is sweeping across Japan and worldwide. In the midst of the pandemic, one Japanese sake brewery started a business to revive Japan. Since March when the coronavirus infection started to spread, many sake breweries started to stay home nationwide. Usually,...

By Kosuke KujiSince the decision was made to manufacture rubbing alcohol, I still had a concern that left me hesitant. Founded in 1902, Nanbu Bijin since the first-generation owner upheld “quality first” as the family motto and corporate management principle, brewing sake to serve “delicious” sake t...

By Kosuke KujiThe spread of the novel coronavirus caused a shortage of rubbing alcohol in the market.Our company happens to distribute “alcohol,” licensed to produce alcohol as well. However, Japanese sake is not highly concentrated alcohol. Our license we hold is for brewing Japanese sake, not a li...

Tokyo Jizake Strolling (The Future Direction of Japanese Sake)While the coronavirus threat is starting to subside in Tokyo, most residents are still in quarantine with some hesitant to step into restaurants where people congregate. As reported in the previous issue, people are determined to find cre...

The year 2020 started as an exciting year with Japan to host the Tokyo Olympics. No one anticipated the unexpected coronavirus pandemic that swept the world merely several months later. Japanese laws cannot enforce a national shutdown, while strict shutdown is enforced in the U.S.in states like New ...

母から「スーパーで、マスクをせずに野菜を物色し、思い切りクシャミをするおじさんがおり、皆が避けていた」と聞きました。先日、私も散髪屋へ行った時に、思い当たる出来事がありました。年齢関係なく、世論など意に介さない方は常に一定数おり、平時は問題なく、有事に悪い方向に働くのだと思います。...

下記の記事を読んで・・・もう隠せなくなてきましたか？帳尻をどこかで合わさないと、世界から信用がなくなります。いや、もうないか。【北京共同】中国・北京市幹部は15日に記者会見し、同市豊台区の食品卸売市場で新型コロナウイルスの集団感染が起きたと断定し、5月30日以降に市場を訪れた約20万人を対象にウイルス検査を実施すると発表した。首都が「戦時状態に入った」と述べて対策を急ぐ考えを示した。感染者が出た地域を封鎖し、厳戒態勢を敷く。Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5d991b6a4440da0734213d55691291bb51bbccc2__.....

I saw many stores being open including hair salons.It is a good signet I am not sure if it is safe yet.Kenichi UchikuraPresident / CEOPacific Software...

近所のジムが今日から再開したので、早速行きました。室内はとても綺麗に掃除されていて驚きました。体調測定機があるのですが、体重は3キロ増え、何故か筋肉は増えていましたが、体脂肪が肥満に近い状態でした。毎日自転車には乗っていましたが、ジムも水泳も出来ない状況が続けば、いずれにせよ寿命が縮んでいたと思いま...