HONOLULU (ISLAND NEWS) -- The poet Rudyard Kipling famously wrote, "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." Except... in some new sake brews by a celebrated Champagne maker.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This Tokyo brewery dates back to the days of the samurai. It’s making sake, Japan’s traditional rice wine. But the industry ...

Japanese-produced whisky, nihonshu (sake), and beer are popular around the world. But one bar in Tokyo has been trying to reintroduce to locals and visitors alike a taste of doburoku, one of the ...

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 ...

A sake brewery in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, is busy making sake in the bitter cold of winter. The "kan-jikomi" ...

The United States is now sake’s largest export market by volume. Long a staple in Japanese restaurants, sake also garners increasing interest in the mixology community. For an overview of America’s ...

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 ...

DASSAI Blue Type 35 is the third and latest product from renowned sake brand and parent company, DASSAI DASSAI Blue marks a significant milestone for the DASSAI brand: bringing production outside of ...

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 ...

River North and the West Loop have multiple locations fit for a sake crawl, while singular outposts in Logan Square, Lakeview ...

Sake has been a Japanese staple for thousands of years. Discover its history and learn how to properly drink sake from industry experts. “The importation of premium sake began about 30 years ago, and ...