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The government is considering releasing stockpiled rice to support sake brewers and processors facing high sake rice prices and shortages. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Koizumi said, "We have to think of some way to deal with the situation," in response to feedback from the field that sake rice is expensive and in short supply, and that the current stockpile of 910,000 tons of rice is...

THE Cocktail Bible 500 On June 2, 2025, Nihonbungeisha released THE Cocktail Bible 500, a cocktail recipe book by bartender Satoshi Kitamura. This book contains 500 cocktail recipes from classic to original...

A large collection of alcoholic beverages to give to your father! Liquor Mountain, which operates a chain of 194 liquor specialty stores nationwide, is holding a "Father's Day Special Sale" from May 31 (Sat) to June 15 (Sun) at some of its stores, excluding those open late at night. Craft...

Shirotaki Sake Brewery Co. will open a new sake experience facility, shop & taproom Flow, on June 2, 2025. This facility will be located a 5-minute walk from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station and will feature a store, tasting counter, and experience-type lounge....

Jack Daniel's 10Years Old Tennessee Whiskey "Jack Daniel's 10 Years Old" will be available in limited quantities at select authentic bars beginning in August 2025 (tentative). 1900s...

Toei × Choshi Beer] Collaboration Beer Toei and Choshi Cheers have teamed up to release the craft beer "Toei Arashio IPA" at Marunouchi TOEI on May 22, 2025. This collaboration is based on the fact that the filming location for Toei's movie opening "The Raging Waves on the Araiso" was in Chiba Prefecture...

Hyogo Field Pavilion Week" will be held at Expo 2005 Osaka-Kansai, incorporating tasting events that showcase the appeal of Hyogo sake. First, on Thursday, May 22, "Hyogo Yamadanishiki The Premium SAKE Bar ; HYOGO S...

Nayu Shiomi, a bar writer who has visited more than 12,000 bars across Japan, appears on the show! The World of Kaku-uchi (corner bar)" Time slip back to the Showa period! Kaku-uchi," a hot topic of conversation, is a very inexpensive way to enjoy a quick drink at a liquor store! Neo Kaku-uchi, which is easy for women to enter/Humanistic Sake Bar loved by local regulars...

The "NINJA BALL" portable boar cup with a stylish shuriken mark is now on sale. The two booze cups can be easily combined and separated, and the strap makes it easy to carry around. The eco-friendly material used is upcycled rice husks from the sake brewing process....

New Dry Zero Stand Asahi Breweries will hold a limited-time event for its non-alcoholic beer-tasting beverage "Asahi Dry Zero," which was relaunched in March, entitled "Freshly Poured from the Barrel! New Dry Zero Stand" will be held in Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Miyazaki prefectures from May 23...