All Japan News Blog
2025-09-03
By Kosuke Kuji The largest wildfire in Japan in 50 years scorched Ofunato city, Iwate prefecture. Aid was sent to many heavily afflicted victims from throughout Japan and worldwide. Thank you very ...
2025-08-27
Boiled Sake – Japanese sake is boiled to cook the alcohol off. The aroma of alcohol burning off enhances the umami flavor. Sake Hot Pot – Large quantities of sake poured in with water when prepa...
2025-08-20
By Ryuji Takahashi The last report detailed my visit to the Shibamata Taishakuten Temple. This report describes my visit from Edogawa to the Tora-san Memorial Museum in the Katsushika-Shibamata are...
2025-08-13
“Nama-zake” (sake not sterilized by heat) refers to sake not pasteurized once from pressing the fermentation mash to shipment, also referred to as “Nama-shu” or “Nama-zake.” According to the Japanes...
2025-08-06
By Kosuke Kuji The largest wildfire in Japan in over 50 years that scorched over 7,166 acres afflicted Ofunato city, Iwate prefecture, on February 25, 2025. Motoshoei Kitanihon Suisan Co., Ltd., a ...
2025-07-23
-From Kuchikamizake (mouth-chewed sake) to soboshu (sake brewed by monks) - Approximately 100 years later, Procedures of the Engi Era described a method that formed the basis for a step in the pre...
2025-07-16
By Ryuji Takahashi I usually visit the Shibamata Taishakuten Temple in Katsushika ward to pay my first visit of the New Year. The temple is busy on New Year’s Day with many worshippers walking down...
2025-07-09
According to the “Standards for Manufacturing Methods and Quality Indication for Sake” by the National Tax Agency, Honjozo is stipulated as Japanese sake produced by sake rice with a rice polishing r...
2025-07-02
By Kosuke Kuji A massive wildfire occurred in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture at the end of February 2025. Massive wildfires also occurred recently in the U.S. This wildfire was one of the largest i...
2025-06-25
-From Kuchikamizake (mouth-chewed sake) to soboshu (sake brewed by monks) - It’s not exactly known when sake was first brewed from rice in Japan. The earliest documentation of sake brewed from ric...
