OKAYA, Japan -- Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at ...

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female master sake brewers, made possible by changing gender norms and increased ...

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space. Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular ...

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sake brewer Mie Takahashi prepares steamed rice with koji mold for ...

The art of sake brewing has a 1,300-year-old history that represents more than just a drink — it’s a symbol of Japanese culture, craftsmanship and community. Earlier this month, UNESCO’s advisory ...

Japan's sake, a quintessential rice wine integral to its cultural heritage, has been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural ...

Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP/AFP Japanese tipples sake and shochu -- and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them -- have been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi LUQUE, Paraguay -- Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses ...

UNESCO said on Wednesday that it was adding traditional Japanese knowledge and skills used in the production of sake and ...

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 during weddings and served ...

Japanese tipples sake and shochu-- and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them -- have been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. AFP looks at how sake, a rice wine, ...