Embedded in Japanese culture is the iconic rice wine, sake, but despite its household name, it has long been misunderstood.

Following its inclusion on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, Japanese brewers hope to showcase the true identity of sake and ...

OME, Japan--Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing ...

Facing a declining domestic sake market, rice wine maker Hakkaisan Brewery Co. will launch its first-ever whisky, made ...

Unlike the world of standard wine, the fundamentals of sake -- and other rice-based spirits -- remains more opaque to the average U.S. consumer. Yet just like wine, shopping with intention when it ...

Now, some are seeing similarities with a different offering from Japan: sake, the fermented rice wine that's been a staple for millennia. Arkansas brewery aims to become a hub America's newest ...

In 2024, 31,000 kiloliters of sake were transported overseas, up by more than 100% from the previous year. That generated revenue of more than 43 billion yen ($287.9 million at current exchange rates) ...

In Bengaluru's Yelahanka area, a makeshift laboratory was the nucleus of chef Maia Laifungbam’s brand new experiment to recreate sake, or Japanese rice wine, in India. In the last few months ...