All Japan News Blog
2020-07-09
Tokyo Jizake Strolling (The Future Direction of Japanese Sake)While the coronavirus threat is starting to subside in Tokyo, most residents are still in quarantine with some hesitant to step into resta...
2020-07-01
By Yuji Matsumoto1. Cold or HotMany people think that high quality sake should be enjoyed chilled, but that is wrong. Compared to not needing to worry about the temperature for the better quality sake...
2020-06-25
The year 2020 started as an exciting year with Japan to host the Tokyo Olympics. No one anticipated the unexpected coronavirus pandemic that swept the world merely several months later. Japanese laws ...
2020-06-15
Business districts throughout Tokyo are quiet as restaurants are dealt a major blow by the shutdown enforced due to the latest COVID-19 pandemic. Sales decline as transactions stopped for sake shops w...
2020-06-04
Sake TastingTo be able to taste sake, the most importing to do is to identify and set your own tasting criteria. The criteria are not based on one’s preferences, so one must find the foundation that b...
2020-05-28
I covered in my previous column that many media outlets are recently covering Japanese sake. In this issue, I’d like to introduce the NHK program, “The Mark of Beauty” (https://www4.nhk.or.jp/tsubo/)....
2020-05-13
By Ryuji TakahashiCurrently, the impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus is felt worldwide as many regions are self-confined to their homes. The virus is surely a serious problem not to be taken lightly, for w...
2020-05-06
By Ayaka ItoAn event of pairing of Japanese sake and chocolate was held. The chocolate for this event was picked from the selection from Dandelion Chocolate shop, one of the very few places in the wor...
2020-04-29
NHK News Program “Today’s Close-up” By Kosuke KujiJapanese sake is a central product in “Cool Japan Strategy” implemented by the Japanese government and increasingly featured recently by many media ou...
2020-04-22
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation set up the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to help restaurant industry employees experiencing hardship in the wake of the coronavirus disease...
