I have a weak spot for sweet treats and dainty ceramics, so I was excited to try a few of this year’s Japanese Advent ...

The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...

Japan’s food rice stockpiles may reach the highest level in eight years at the end of June 2011, leading to a price drop and planting curbs by growers next year. Private and government ...

A mochimaki event was held in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on Sunday, and various small items such as snacks and handicrafts ...

14, 2024. (Mainichi/Yuka Kato) TOKYO -- Major Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Nov. 14 began selling rice produced in Taiwan, which is about 20% cheaper than the average price of domestically ...

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 ...

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Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating back more than 1,000 years. Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation head of Ozawa Brewery, founded in 1702, hopes sake ...

of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating back more than 1,000 years. OME, Japan (AP) — Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks ...

What’s key to sake-making, which takes about two months, including fermentation and pressing, are the rice and the water. For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese.