Virtual shochu tours thrive during Covid in Japan
While Covid-19 is confining people at home, virtual tour taking visitors to experience sake and shochu production is booming in Japan, writes Mari Yasuda.
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Breaking: WSET suspends operation in China
The WSET, the largest global provider of wines and spirits qualifications, has suspended its operation in China indefinitely, after it was reported that the education provider allegedly failed to comply with the country’s education laws and non-governmental organization (NGO) management law.
Sotheby’s to offer Sake for the first time
Sotheby’s is offering a collection of Japanese Sake from prominent brewery Dassai for the first time, the auction house has announced.
Japan to revise alcohol tax
The Japanese government has announced they will revise liquor taxes in October. Mari Yasuda reports from Japan on the impacts, and reactions from importers and merchants.
WSET student numbers hit by Covid, as US becomes biggest market
WSET’s global student number took a hit because of Covid-19, and China is no longer its biggest market.
Otokoyama Honten sake brewery reopend after tsunami damages
On July 15, Otokoyama Honten, a more than 100-year-old sake brewery in Kesennuma of the coastal Miyagi Prefecture in Japan, finally re-opened its shop after being severely damaged by a devastating tsunami in 2011.
Three top sources for English-speaking sake lovers
The popularity of sake is growing globally as the West develops a taste for the rice wine. The rise also led to an explosion of information on sake in English. Here, Mari Yasuda highlights three top sources to follow.
Alcohol sales gradually recover among Tokyo’s restaurants and bars
How did Japanese restaurants and bars manage to keep their business afloat during and after lockdown? Smart take-away policy using smaller bottling formats and promoting rare gems are some of the strategies that saved many businesses, writes Mari Yasuda.
London Sake Challenge goes virtual
In the age of social distancing, competitions are going virtual. The eighth annual London Sake Challenge will take place remotelyContinue Reading
‘Boycott Japan’ campaign plunges Japanese beer and sake sales in Korea
Calls for South Koreans to boycott Japanese goods have proven to be costly for Japanese beer and sake sales in Korea, as the latest data from Korea Customs Service has shown.