All Japan News Blog
2026-01-07
By Kosuke Kuji Young consumers are not consuming sake, is it because they “hate” sake? Approximately 30 years have passed since I entered the sake industry. I have faced this issue since I was a yo...
2025-12-24
Bad pairing refers to the delicious flavor diminished when sake is paired with food. Depending on the combination, the sake flavor may counter the flavor of the food, generating unpleasant aroma and ...
2025-12-17
By Ryuji Takahashi October 1 is World Sake Day, the traditional start date of the sake brewery year in the fall, when rice was harvested and used to brew sake. World Sake Day was established by the...
2025-12-10
Generally, the basic distinction in Japanese sake flavors is ‘sweet’ or ‘dry.’ However, recent trends indicate other preferred distinctions such as ‘deep’ and ‘light.’ Beer advertisements use terms s...
2025-12-03
By Kosuke Kuji Approximately 36 million foreign tourists visited Japan last year. Since Japan’s population is approximately 120 million, the number of foreign tourists to Japan last year was compar...
2025-11-26
Sake aroma is difficult to describe in one phrase. However, focusing one’s senses helps to detect the aroma of various plants and food ingredients harmonized together. This issue introduces the below...
2025-11-19
By Ryuji Takahashi In the Japanese sake industry, “Hiyaoroshi” and other events are held this time of the year*. Our sake shop hosted a tasting event for Nihonsakari Co., Ltd., a major Japanese sak...
2025-11-12
Rice malt in broad terms is filamentous fungi (molds) grown on grains, roughly divided by shape into mochi koji (rice cake) and bara koji (rice malt). Mochi koji is prepared by adding water to powder...
2025-11-05
By Kosuke Kuji Probiotic food and beverage products are widely popular not just in Japan, but worldwide. Although many yogurt products are manufactured and sold in Iwate prefecture, one especially...
2025-10-22
Aromatic Sake – Highly aromatic and refreshing flavor. Select cuisine with gentle sweetness for pairing. To match the fruity aroma of this sake, cuisines presented with citrus fruits, or cuisine usin...
