Sake is simply a Japanese alcoholic beverage, brewed like beer, but similar to white wine,” says Daniel Bennett, sake ...

The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol of a shrine for the god of sake-making. In Japan, sake is used to purify ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us drink sake ...

Sake is gaining popularity overseas, and makers in Japan are hoping it is awarded Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage status ...

While sake exports have grown dramatically in the past decade, still less than 5 percent of Japan’s total production is currently exported. “It’s something I’m very keen on—the capacity of local ...

OME, Japan (AP) — Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of ...

13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant iron tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine - the ...