By Ryuji Takahashi   Global warming has been deemed a threat in recent years. Predictions of warm weather were overturned by intense freezing weathe...

The number of sake breweries and shochu distilleries in Japan are declining along with the consumption volume of both sake and shochu. However, appr...

The Oldest Sake Breweries in Japan In Japan, 42,966 long-established companies will celebrate over 100 years in business in 2023. The oldest business...

By Kosuke Kuji The damage became apparent as the morning dawned on January 2. A tsunami hit Suzu city, Noto Peninsula. The morning market in Wajima, a...

By Kosuke KujiThe previous issue covered how the Yuki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Ibaragi prefecture burnt down. The greatest concern for any sake brewe...

By Kosuke KujiMany sake breweries produce sake in highly-valued cultural properties like old buildings and warehouses under constant operational risk. Yuki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Ibaraki prefecture), producer of “Musubiyui,” burned down on May 11, 2022. Fire ignited from the boiler room burned down...

By Ryuji TakahashiSake shop Ji Sakeya opened in the neighboring town of Hatsudai in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo six years ago. Our sake shop is still surviving while many businesses closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. We owe many thanks to our restaurant clients continuing to place or...