November 8 , 2024 – On September 24, 2024, the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) held a sake masterclass as part of the ASI Boot Camp educational program, targeting young sommeliers. The ...

An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended Japan's traditional knowledge and skills for making sake and shochu distilled spirits be included in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, putting their ...

Good stories and artistic talent know no boundaries, and those captivated by exceptional cinematic experiences often look past subtitles. As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the ...

Shiori Shakuto received funding from the Australian Government, Australian National University and Cambridge University to conduct research for this project. What makes a good retirement?

This ninth edition of the festival will feature over 200 sake breweries and labels from all over Japan — twice more than its eighth edition held in May this year. There will be five sessions of ...

TOKYO – Japan’s sake breweries are staring down the threat of declining demand at home as consumer preferences shift to other alcoholic beverages like beer and wine – if they are still ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

If you’re trying to decide whether to visit Japan in November, then you really should go ahead and book that trip. November is one of the very best times of the year to visit Japan, thanks in no small ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. “He is the pride of Japan.” Shohei Ohtani fans in Japan are celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win ...

A dwindling Japanese village has found a creative way to combat loneliness amid rural depopulation and declining birth rates. Ichinono, a community of fewer than 60 people north of Osaka ...

In a celebration of Japanese craftsmanship and culinary heritage, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a Japanese government-related organisation, recently hosted an exclusive seafood and ...

“Japan is standing on the verge of whether [it] can continue to function as a society.” While the Japanese government and people might not be against immigrants, Japan could provide them with better ...