A person stands on a hinged stepstool that is attached to the top of a large wooden barrel, and uses it to swing back and reach farther across the barrel, before scooping rice into an adjacent bucket.

When it comes to making sake, terroir matters. And where could be more impressive than Mount Fuji, the highest peak in Japan and the second-highest volcano on any Asian island? The mountain straddles ...

Niigata has long been associated with sake in Japan, not just as a place where it’s made, but as a region that helped shape how it’s understood. With a high concentration of breweries and a brewing ...

The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, per pass – at a rate of more than 8,000 ...

American-made sake is on the rise, with craft breweries redefining the traditionally Japanese fermented rice beverage for drinkers across the U.S. — and beyond. Dassai Blue in New York offers sake ...

Kumagaya, Saitama Pref. – Not all varieties of roundish, short-grain japonica rice are created equal. There are about 1,000 different table rice strains of japonica grains registered with Japan’s ...

Mayumi Yoshida’s Japanese language drama has sold to Canadian indie KinoSmith and Japan’s Rabbit House after a weekend screening at the European Film Market. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Tokyo ...

Sake drinkers hoping to watch seasoned craftsmen show off ancient skills with antique wooden equipment will be out of luck on a tour of the Dassai brewery in Yamaguchi prefecture. The gleaming ...

Director Mayumi Yoshida picked up trophies for best Canadian feature in the Borsos competition, best actor, best B.C. director and the Haebler Award for best feature, among other honors. By Etan ...

For Fukunari Wakabayashi, sake brewing isn’t just a craft — it’s a living expression of harmony between people, nature, and place. Inspired by his grandparents’ rice paddies and the creatures that ...

To drink Sake, simply hold Down on the D-Pad and you'll consume a Sake, and gain some Spirit in return. Just be sure not to drink too much, as consuming three Sake Bottles will leave Atsu blurry-eyed ...

What began as a food truck in Oregon has transformed into something much more unique right here in the Poconos. Tucked in Delaware Water Gap, Sango Kura offers a cozy, izakaya-style experience while ...