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 ...

Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)--Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan shrank by an estimated 22 pct from a year earlier in September, data from four major brewers showed Thursday.

SEOUL--Japanese products, from cars to beer, whisky and clothes, have been rising in popularity in South Korea, rebounding from consumer boycotts in 2019 on the back of improving bilateral ...

Asahi has achieved what many international beer brands could only dream of—taking on much-loved local brands and winning. A decade ago, when legendary Japanese brand Asahi was trying to work out ...

Major Japanese breweries are rushing to develop rain- and heat-resistant varieties of, and novel cultivation techniques for, barley and hops, the main ingredients of beer. Such ingredients are no ...

SEOUL--A Russian company registered in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur has been cleared to import beer produced in North Korea, Russian media reported, in the latest sign of warming ...

Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in the country. Japan is the seventh leading consumer of beer in the world (2019) About 98% of Japan’s beer marketplace is dominated by four domestic ...

Japan’s financial regulator plans to examine banks’ lending to private equity and other funds in the US and elsewhere to determine whether they have proper risk management. Toshinori Yashiki ...

AS OUR MARY SALADNA EXPLAINS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN SEE THE TWO JACKPOTS ADVERTISED SIDE BY SIDE POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS. BUT NOW THE ORGANIZERS OF MEGA MILLIONS ARE LOOKING TO SHAKE ...

One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake. By Yan Zhuang Record rainfall in ...