As many sake breweries in Japan grapple with challenges such as an aging population of toji master brewers, a lack of ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise ...

UNESCO added Japan's traditional techniques for making sake, shochu and awamori to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Alcoholic drinks have long played a vital role in Japanese culture, such as in ...

Beyond sake and whisky, Japan has a deep tradition of distilled spirits. The most famous lesser-known spirits are shochu and awamori, both of which hold unique roles in Japanese culture. Shochu, ...

A great white shark has been exhibited in Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Great white sharks account for the largest number of shark attacks against humans and also appeared in the American film “Jaws”.