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By Yuji Matsumoto To be able to taste sake, the most importing to do is to identify and set your own tasting criteria. The criteria are not based on o...
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By Ryuji Takahashi The Kura Master 2021 contest for Japanese sake, Shochu and Awamori was held at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris on September 20. Japan...
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By Yuji Matsumoto I often see breweries and wholesale dealers recommending their sake to local American diners at sampling events, saying, “This sake ...
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By Ryuji Takahashi As the coronavirus vaccination started in Japan, the light at the end of the tunnel signals an end to the coronavirus pandemic desp...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Sasaiwai Sake Brewery is a locally cherished sake brewery in Niigata prefecture always taking on new challenges, boasting over 100 ...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Any Japanese national is familiar with the beef bowl chain, Yoshinoya Co., Ltd. Founded in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district in 1899, Yos...
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By Ryuji Takahashi When Japanese sake is introduced overseas, sake is often explained in terms of wine. When I’m requested to organize a sake seminar ...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Celebrating the New Year, Tokyo is still in the middle of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. I finished my work for 2020 on January...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Tokyo is facing the end of this year very different from the previous year due to the coronavirus increasingly spreading and restau...
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By Yuji Matsumoto Japanese sake is still a largely unfamiliar beverage to American consumers. Ninety percent of sake is consumed in restaurants, indic...
