Sinds juni 2026 zit Rotate aan het Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen, vlak bij het Leidseplein maar net buiten de grootste drukte. Binnen zijn er twee verdiepingen ...

The National Tax Administration announced earlier this summer that convenience stores accounted for 36% of all alcoholic beverage retail outlets. All 55,082 ...

We’re on the downward slope now of the brewing season. Some smaller breweries will already have their eye on the finish line. Still plenty left to do for ...

What’s your favorite sake? Ever been asked that before? Of course you have.How do you answer? The one you drink all the time, the rare one that’ll make ...

We say it every year, but can you believe it’s almost time for the brewing season to start winding down? Indeed, some brewers have already laid down their ...

It’s official! Spring is here.Nothing says spring in Japan more than the sight of cherry blossoms - and they are finally here for 2026. But as is the deal ...

We open this issue with some particularly sad news. By now many of our readers may have heard the news of a brewery worker in Akita Prefecture perishing ...

Here we are, in the middle of August, rounding the bend and almost getting ready to head back into the brewing season. But there’s still time left for fun ...

Orihara Shoten is a liquor shop and a "standing drink bar" usually known as 立ち呑み屋 (tachinomiya). This shop many shelves with various kinds of alcohol and ...

The weather is definitely leaning to the slightly warmer spring side (blink and you’ll miss it), and the number of events happening around Japan indicate ...