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Get schooled in sake at Bay Area breweries, museums + shops By Jan 23, 2018 Weve all had our share of wine tastings and too many flights of craft beer and whiskey to count. Care for something different? Of course, theres absolutely nothing new about sake. The low-alcohol, fermented rice drink is so ancient and prevalent in its native Japan that the country is apparently over it, but thats not stopping Western importers from bringing it over by the boatload. And while most sophist...

Sake special: Sake trends and a study of the French market 05 March 2021 By db_staff In the final instalment of a three-part series, the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture (KMIITC) shares the latest sake export data and reveals the results of its survey of French sake consumers. Kyoto From January to December 2020, sake exports reached a record high for the eleventh consecutive year. Shipments rose by 3.1% to reach 24.1 billion yen, despite being sign...

Sake special: The history of Kyoto sake Sponsored Story 22nd January, 2021 by db_staff In the first of a three-part series, the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture explores the history and science behind Japan’s national drink. The Kyoto skyline Before Tokyo, Kyoto was Japan’s capital, a title it held between the years of 794 and 1869. It is also often referred to as the country’s cultural capital. It is home to 41 sake breweries, 22 of which are in the Fush...

For Maho Otsuka everything is about timing. By Stacey Leasca on January 01, 2021 As the toji, or master brewer, at Shoutoku Shuzo, a sake brewery in the Fushimi district of Kyoto, Maho Otsuka carefully keeps track of the time the rice is steamed, how long it sits with water, koji, and yeast to ferment, and just how long it takes to press and bottle for sale. Some of this process takes hours, some of it takes days, and some takes weeks. But for Otsuka, that’...

Man indicted over Kyoto Animation arson attack that killed 36 Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Kyodo Dec 16, 2020 Kyoto – Prosecutors indicted a 42-year-old man Wednesday over an arson attack in July last year on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 people and injured 33 others. Shinji Aoba, who was arrested in May for perpetrating one of Japan’...

A studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto was set on fire on July 18, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) KYOTO—Prosecutors here on Dec. 16 indicted an unemployed man on multiple charges of murder and attempted murder over the arson attack against Kyoto Animation Co. last year that killed 36 workers. Shinji Aoba, 42, will be tried under the lay judge system. Aoba, from Saitama city, has admitted to setting fire to the studio and trying to kill as many people as possible, investigative sources sai...

Man indicted over deadly Japanese animation studio fire 1 minute read Tokyo, Dec 16 (efe-epa).- The Japanese prosecutor’s office on Wednesday indicted a 42-year-old man over an arson attack last year on an animation studio in Kyoto that killed 36 people. Shinji Aoba was indicted on charges, including suspicion of murder, according to Kyodo news, a year and a half after the attack on the studios of Kyoto Animation Co on July 18, 2019. It was one of the worst tragedies involving violent crime...

1. Takoyaki Looks Cute and Tastes Great! The most famous local cuisine of Osaka is Takoyaki. Takoyaki is known around the world now, but there was a time when it was translated as Octopus Balls. With a name like that, people would wonder what kind of dish is was? Our New Yorker interviewee thought Takoyaki looked cute the first time he saw it. I guess it might look cute after hearing Octopus Ball and seeing real Takoyaki. When you put it in your mouth, the combination of the sauce and m...

KYOTO--Prosecutors concluded that suspected mass murderer Shinji Aoba is mentally fit to stand trial over the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 employees and injured 33.