The Niigata Sake Brewers Association website lists about ... imported seedlings from France and made the pioneering efforts to grow the pear in Japan. “Shirone, the area where Koike began ...

Niigata is home to the most sake brewers of all Japan’s prefectures, but as consumption trends change, many traditionally sound businesses are turning to a beverage originally from halfway ...

The US administration's tariff policy has been the talk of the world. It was also on the minds of many attending a Japanese ...

The Japanese sake brand Hakkaisan will be sold at the home stadium of the Los Angeles Dodgers under a partnership agreement with the Major League Baseball team. Hakkaisan Brewery in Niigata ...

Sake, Japan's traditional brewed alcoholic drink, has been steadily trending overseas for some time. Sure, the painstakingly crafted rice wine gained a boost last year when the knowledge and ...

Japan has long featured on European ... from skiing to sake. Comprising the prefectures of Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui and ...

Niigata, which is north of Tokyo on the Sea of Japan, is famous for sake and sushi. At Niigata Station, Ponshukan is a casual sake tasting room with 100 types of sake from 90 breweries.