A contest to pick a new "Miss Sake India" was held in New Delhi on Thursday to promote the drink in the world's most populous country, with Aakansha, 29, named as this year's winner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/india-sake-contest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #india
Reciprocal tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump are feared to throw cold water on Japan's efforts to expand its exports of agricultural and food products to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/japan-food-exports-overshadowed-by-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tariffs #donaldtrump #food #trade #tea #sake
https://www.alojapan.com/1239944/japans-biggest-international-wine-spirits-fair-returns-what-to-expect-at-prowine-tokyo-2025/ Japan’s Biggest International Wine & Spirits Fair Returns: What to Expect at ProWine Tokyo 2025? #Champagne #Japan #JapaneseWineMarket #news #ProWineTokyo #ProWineTokyo2025 #sake #seminar #shochu #Tokyo #TokyoNews #wine #東京 #東京都 Here are the highlights and not-to-miss events from the upcoming ProWine Tokyo scheduled for April 15-17. Anticipation is building as ProWine Tokyo 2025, Japan’s leading international wine and spirits trade…
"I do feel like this might actually be the moment for sake in the U.S.,” says Los Angeles’ Courtney Kaplan. “I've heard that many times before, but now I believe it." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/06/food-drink/kanpai-culture-courtney-kaplan-ototo-los-angeles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol #izakaya
https://www.alojapan.com/1234423/kyoto-from-the-water-sacred-sites-and-sun-dappled-canals/ Kyoto from the Water: Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals #BicyclesAndBicycling #BoatsAndBoating #canals #Cruises #Kyoto #KyotoJapan #KyotoTopics #rivers #sake #TravelAndVacations #京都 #京都府 For more than a millennium, Kyoto flourished as the imperial capital of Japan. But in a seismic upheaval known as the Meiji Restoration, in which feudal shogunates gave way to a modern nation-state, the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868. And Kyoto fell int…
https://www.alojapan.com/1231790/traveling-for-sakes-sake-the-emergence-of-brewery-tourism-in-japan/ Traveling for sake’s sake: The emergence of brewery tourism in Japan #JapanTrips #Kyoto #sake #Tochigi #tourism #trips During the pandemic, fourth-generation sake brewer Akira Sasaki realized that, despite having worked at his family business for over 25 years, he had rarely had a chance to see the faces of the customers drinking the sake he made. His brewery, Sasaki Shuzo, which has been in operation in the heart of Kyoto since 1893
A public-private partnership is leveraging data science to develop Japanese sake products tailored to wine culture markets like Europe and the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/japanese-sake-data-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #nagano #trade #awards
For the first time, an American sake maker will export Japan’s national drink to Japan itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/28/food-drink/brooklyn-kura-sake-export-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol
https://www.alojapan.com/1229231/new-yorks-brooklyn-kura-becomes-first-u-s-sake-exporter-to-japan/ New York’s Brooklyn Kura becomes first U.S. sake exporter to Japan #alcohol #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #sake On March 27, New York-based sake brewery Brooklyn Kura became the first U.S. sake producer to export its products to Japan. This entry into the Japanese market is the result of a partnership between Brooklyn Kura, established in 2018, and Hakkaisan, a sake brewery in Niigata Prefecture. The collaboration began in 2021 a…
https://www.alojapan.com/1227502/served-at-the-oscars-and-the-dodger-stadium-japanese-sake-is-becoming-an-american-drink/ Served At The Oscars And The Dodger Stadium, Japanese Sake Is Becoming An American Drink #BrooklynKura #Dassai #HakkaisanBrewery #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #JapaneseNews #JapaneseSake #news #sake #sushi? #TheDodgerStadium #TheOscars Japanese sake was served at the Academy Awards for the first time in 2025. Brett Ziegler / The Academy The guests at the 2025 Academy Awards saw something new: Japanese sake. It was…
Right before the execution they came with a strip of black cloth to blindfold Djez, the condemned man.
"For whose #sake is this?" Djez demanded. "Because if it's for me, I don't need it. And if it's for you, I'll tell you what you already know: that you're cowards afraid to look into the eyes of the man you're murdering."
Thus goaded, they left the blindfold off, and forever after were haunted by Djez's gaze, staring at them even as he crumpled under the hail of bullets.
"For your #sake, it's for the best." He reached for her hand, "Please don't look back."
She brushed him away and ran.
He fumbled out the fob, growling "Jesus" A moment later she tripped and laid stock still on the lawn. Bo came up behind him, livid. "What did I tell you?"
"Fuck you, I quit" and threw the fob into Bo's face. "I did the work. She's changed as a being. Who fucking cares if she sees that old frame anyway?" 6/x
#wss366
Today's Wandering Shop Stories #prompt is #sake. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "sake" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini
https://www.alojapan.com/1210394/%e3%80%90%e4%bb%99%e5%8f%b0%e3%82%b0%e3%83%ab%e3%83%a1%e6%97%85%e3%80%91%e7%b5%b6%e5%93%81%e3%82%b0%e3%83%ab%e3%83%a1%e3%81%ae%e3%82%aa%e3%83%b3%e3%83%91%e3%83%ac%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89%ef%bc%81b%e7%b4%9a/ 【仙台グルメ旅】絶品グルメのオンパレード！B級グルメから郷土料理まで欲望のままに食べ飲みまくる！【Sendai】 ##旅行動画 #Japan #miyagi #sake #Sendai #SendaiDestinations #SendaiTour #SendaiTravel #SendaiTrip #SendaiVacation #vlog #グルメ #仙台 #仙台旅行 #宮城県 #日本酒 #牛タン 【仙台グルメ旅】絶品グルメのオンパレード！B級グルメから郷土料理まで欲望のままに食べ飲みまくる！【Sendai】 今回の「とももぐ」は、宮城県の仙台市へ！ 丸２日間色んな仙台グルメを食べ歩いてきたけど、どれも最高においしかった
仙台駅周辺だけで食べ歩いたけど、多種多様なグルメがあって仙台ほんまにすごすぎる
今回はせり鍋を食べたいから冬の時期に行ったけど、まだまだ食べたいグルメがあって全く制覇出来てない！こりゃあまた行くしかないな
笑 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー…
Diesmal gab es zum aller ersten mal selbstgemachtes Oden.
Mit Shoyudashi, Daikon, Möhre, Kartoffeln und in Erdnussöl angebratenem Tofu.
Macht schön warm... Dazu wieder Sake 
Itadakimasu 
Some restaurants in Japan pride themselves on unchanging tradition. At Shintaku, reinvention — in both the menu and architecture — helped it become a beacon of Niigata gastronomy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/food-drink/kappo-shintaku-niigata-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #finedining #niigata #sake #japanesecuisine
With 80 varieties at just a few hundred yen per glass, Craft Sake Shoten aims to “introduce everybody to the full range” of Japan’s national drink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/02/food-drink/craft-sake-brian-hutto-yokohama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #bars #alcohol
As sake breweries in Japan grapple with challenges such as an aging population and deteriorating facilities, food manufacturers are stepping in to sustain their operations and preserve their legacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/food-makers-sake-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #alcohol #food #unesco
With flavors that can be familiar yet foreign, Japanese wine can be tricky to navigate. Pick up a few pointers from us. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/26/food-drink/buying-japanese-wine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #wine #sake #alcohol
