Before buying sake, be sure to check the grade. Sake is graded as either premium or nonpremium—in Japanese, tokutei meishō-shu (literally, “special designation sake”) or futsū-shu (“ordinary sake”).

Sake is hot! Or to be precise, premium-grade sake (most often served slightly chilled) has taken the global market for luxury liquor by storm. Fueling the frenzy is a growing selection of distinctive ...

For years, sake (nihonshu in Japanese) was considered a somewhat dying tipple. However, international interest has seen Japan’s best-known native beverage make a bit of a renaissance. Kansai, the area ...

You know how when you order nihonshū (Japanese sake) in a bar or restaurant, and your server brings a glass to the table and sets it inside another vessel? And then he or she picks up a bottle of sake ...

Only a few years ago, sake (or nihonshu rather) was seen as succumbing to a massive domestic slump, with younger drinkers in particular abandoning Japan's signature brew in favour of beer and wine.

Japan’s train lines are often lauded as some of the best in the world, and there’s even a subculture of train enthusiasts that you may see excitedly snapping pics on station platforms. Because of ...

Nihonshu, or sake as it is known to the rest of the world, is selling well overseas. According to a recent report by Mainichi newspaper, Ministry of Finance trade statistics for January to November ...

On the 14th, comprehensive liquor company Nihonshu Korea announced that it won a total of five grand awards at the 2025 Korea Wine & Spirits Awards, including the highest award, “Best of 2025,” in the ...

Despite being frequented by actor Robert De Niro for its world-famous sake breweries, Sado Island is not all-that popular with foreign tourists. Yet, one venture to the island will allow travelers to ...

The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu/Japanese sake, an alcoholic beverage. It is learnt that this is the first time a product ...