The heat is still on as the country slides through O-Bon season, a time of year when many head back to their hometown to pay respect to passed family ...

Well, all anyone is talking about in Japan lately is Typhoon Shanshan, which has been wreaking havoc in parts of Japan (mostly, but not only southern ...

While the weather outside tells a different story, the calendar has decreed that we are stepping into autumn. Many things in Japan run like clockwork and ...

Here we are in February. Only two weeks until Valentine’s Day! And what will you give your loved one?Sake, of course! Show that special person that you’re a ...

Let’s begin with a warm and hearty Happy World Sake Day to one and all!For some of us, everyday is “Sake Day”, but still, October 1st is that extra special ...

World Sake Day is done for another year and now it’s the time where we enter a spell of radio silence as breweries get into gear, iron out the kinks, find ...

The beginning of November means the new season shiboritate are already hitting the fridges. Brewers are finding their feet, testing the water and getting a ...

 Birmingham has some outstanding restaurants. I think we can all agree on that. It's always nice to find one of those spots that you'd go to over & ...

There’s a chill in the air that says, “Hope you enjoyed those two weeks of autumn, cuz winter is on its way!”It’s not all bad news though. Chilly weather ...

There's no two ways around it, this is a “craft sake”-heavy issue. What do we mean by “craft sake”? Well, that alone is a question that needs some ...