Sake authority Sandō Atsuko explains the complex sake-brewing process that has developed over the centuries and the way it has interacted with the local factors to produce a rich variety of subtle ...

The United States is now sake’s largest export market by volume. Long a staple in Japanese restaurants, sake also garners increasing interest in the mixology community. For an overview of America’s ...

It was right after the Lunar New Year, an auspicious time for ceremonies, and we huddled under umbrellas as a Shinto priest ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the foothills ...

Saké has long been considered the national drink of Japan. But as its popularity spreads around the world, the secrets behind its ancient traditions have come to light. 1. Saké has more in common with ...