Tokyo (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. It's believed ...

TOKYO, Japan — 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, ...

UNESCO has officially recognised Japan's traditional method of sake brewing as an "intangible cultural heritage," a distinction producers hope will spark global interest in the centuries-old rice ...

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, ...

For a small but vocal group of mostly older activists, reclaiming Okinawa’s history as the Ryukyu Kingdom and pushing for independence from Japan is a deeply personal mission. It’s being supported by ...

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Daniel Bennett, the beverage director and certified sake professional/sommelier, is photographed in The Omakase Room at Sushi-san. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Many ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — One Marine motorcyclist died and another was injured Tuesday in a multivehicle crash in northern Okinawa, according to Japanese police and the Marine Corps. Police ...