Asahi Shuzo, the company that brews the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to send sake ingredients to the International Space Station for a very special -- and ultimately, expensive ...

says Kazuhiro Sakurai, the president of Asahi Shuzo. It is the maker of Dassai, one of the most popular sake brands in the global market. That is why the company decided to experiment with sake ...

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space. Asahi Shuzo, the company behind popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International ...

continued its risk-taking ways and started brewing the renowned Dassai sake brand in New York state, its first overseas production base. A number of challenges remain, but the company is forging ...

Asahi Shuzo, the company behind popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International Space Station (ISS) to ferment a very special brew. If it works ...

Using these two methods, Takara has come out with drinks that have grown into national brands. This is a rarity in Japan’s sake industry, where companies usually focus on either brewing or ...

They will be treated to 12 sake brands, with one label replaced each day, as well as a bento lunch box made with local specialties from the prefecture, such as roast beef prepared with Omi beef.

Asahi Shuzo, the company known for the sake brand Dassai, has announced plans to launch the ingredients — Yamada Nishiki rice, koji mold, yeast and water — necessary to make the Japanese rice ...

LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured ...