In 2014, Japan surprised the world when connoisseur Jim Murray made his pick for “World Whiskey of the Year.” Rather than something Scottish, or Irish, Murray gave a nod to the Japanese ...

While Japan’s alcohol exports are dominated by sake (nihonshu) and whisky, the place of beer in the Japanese social and economic landscape shouldn’t be overlooked. Consider these beer facts: Beer is ...

I'm actually glad that craft beers have finally started to get traction in Japan, a country known to love beers. Unfortunately, Japanese laws protecting human-safe onsen water sources could kind of ...

New San Diego beer company Circle 9 Brewing has yet to open. However, it has already served its first beer — in Japan. Cofounders Darren Baker and Andrew Campbell took a Circle 9 beer to Toyama ...

Japan’s Sapporo Breweries is launching the world’s first beer produced using malt made 100 percent from “space barley,” which is the fourth generation descendant of the Haruna Nija malting ...

In assessing Japan's craft beer scene, food reviewer Mark Garrison uncovers the benefits of deregulation: "This vibrant craft brew scene is a recent development—in part because it was actually ...

At Kiuchi Brewery in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, about two hours north of Tokyo by train, Shigeru Sakurai's first experiment with fruit-flavored beer showed promise. The wort, which had been ...

News Japan and PDR-san report, 7-Elevens in Japan were supposed to have beer machines as a test rollout at several branches. A small cup of beer would cost 100 yen ($.89) and a medium 190 yen ($1.69).