I was drinking hot saké in a cheap bar in San Francisco, hoping the world would end soon. Maybe this will be the year; one can only hope. That was January 1, 2025. We’ve had enough grief and ...

It is a winter delicacy often served at street-corner restaurants and at home in the Kansai region, which is known as a production area of sake. Not only does it warm you from the inside ...

Unseasonably warm weather has hit the rice harvest, not only affecting the quality of the grain but also raising procurement costs, he said. Traditional sake brewers had already been contending ...