In Japan, beer is one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages, outpacing sake, the country's official brew. When it ...

A San Francisco restaurant known for its premium beef cuts is launching a new small plates and drinks spot in the East Bay. Izakaya Shodai is opening at 2022 Telegraph Ave. in Uptown Oakland with ...

The fear of Chinese beer has been filled by Japanese beer. This year's import volume of Japanese beer is nearing the record high set in 2018. According to data from the tariff's Export and Import ...

Japan loves seasonal flavors. There are seasonal sweets, seasonal burgers, and yes, even seasonal beers, and one brew in particular has caught our attention this winter. Last month Spring Valley, a ...

But a brewing company in Japan has come up with an innovative solution in the form of a "slow beer glass." It's well known that the shape and thickness of the sides of a glass play an important ...

Maggie Beer immerses herself in Japanese cuisine, and with the help of both traditional and new wave chefs, she learns about the unique culture, ingredients and techniques at the heart of Japanese ...

In the world of Japanese sweets, one of the most divisive flavors is mint chocolate/chocolate mint. See? There are even multiple opinions on what the name of it should be, to go along with the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered Japan’s craft beer industry at a time when a number of small breweries were finding their niche. With an absence of tourists and regular customers following ...

Twenty years ago, Janet Boettner co-owned a Japanese restaurant on Brady Street, in the spot The Diplomat occupies now.

Japanese beer company Asahi plans to expand in China, targeting major cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen initially before widening its footprint across the country, the world’s largest beer market.

Calculations by Kirin Holdings of beer consumption in 170 countries and regions show that 187.9 million kiloliters of the popular beverage were guzzled down in 2023. This was a 0.1% increase from ...