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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:35 UTC Avalanches triggered by warm weather struck two municipalities in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 28, claiming the life of a 44-year-old woman, police said. The avalanches occurred in the village of Akaigawa and in the town of Kamikawa. In Akaigawa, Remi Otsuka, an office worker from Tokyo's Setagaya Ward who was part of a group of six backcountry skiers, was caught in the avalanche at about 12:35 p.m. on Feb. 28. Police said she was later rescued but was confirmed dead at a hospital. In the town of Kamikawa, two members of a four-person gr...

Japanese Whisky Finally Gets A Definition, But It’s Complicated A worker at Akkeshi Distillery in Hokkaido, Japan checks the spirit safe, positioned beneath a Shinto shrine. A new set of voluntary regulations will, for the first time, provide a definition for Japanese whisky. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) It’s been an open secret for years that some Japanese whiskies aren’t so Japanese—that is, they’re often made with imported whisky, blended or proofed down or simply bottled locally, and then labeled as “Product of Japan.” Many such brands exist, though typically not openl...

New regulations aim to protect the legacy of Japanese whisky Credit: PA This week, in a landmark move, Japanese whisky producers took the first steps to safeguard the future of their spirit. Introducing new regulations to help strengthen the provenance of Japanese whisky, it comes amidst a rising tide of ‘fakes’ being mis-sold to unwitting consumers around the world – and will protect the reputation and legacy of the country's industry. The regulations, issued by the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association (JSLMA) have been agreed by all members, including both the major players...

Some 'Japanese whiskies' can no longer be called Japanese whisky, according to new rules. Photo: Filepic Like Japanese whisky? Well, it turns out that the Japanese whisky you think you may be drinking might not be Japanese at all. The big news this week in the whisky world has been the new rules for the labelling of Japanese whiskies, which clearly define what is ‘Japanese whisky’. Why is this big news? Well, because many ‘Japanese whisky’ brands in the market currently are actually blends of whiskies that are not made in Japan, but imported from Scotland, Ireland, USA, Canada, and ot...

Decanter Learn about Japanese whisky – all you need to know How did whisky culture enter Japan from the west, and how is Japanese whisky different from Scotch whisky? Whiskies were first brought to Japan by the US military expeditions in the 1850s. Drawing the know-how from Scotch whiskies, now the nation is producing some of the best and most fashionable examples of the grain-based spirit, plus a pinch of its own twist. From Suntory Toki at less than £30, to Yamazaki 55 Year Old which was recently sold for more than £600,000 in an HK auction, Japanese whiskies are not ...