From major breweries like Asahi and Sapporo to the burgeoning craft brewing scene, Japanese beer culture has exploded in ...

In 2014, Japan surprised the world when connoisseur Jim Murray made his pick for “World Whiskey of the Year.” Rather than something Scottish, or Irish, Murray gave a nod to the Japanese ...

THINK of a Japanese beer: Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi. All mass-produced lagers.

Call it the silent arrow of Abenomics, the series of economic plans proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration. Inspired by an ancient tax code from the 19th century, Japanese ...

The addition of beer and sake has brought them a new group of customers, some coming in asking for specific Japanese beers they remember from their travels, and some who are just craft beer obsessives ...

Until recently, if you ordered Japanese beer, there weren't many to choose from. Before the industry was deregulated in the 1990s, four major brewers — Asahi, Suntory, Sapporo and Kirin ...

Blue beer is no longer just a Smurf fantasy. A Japanese company is making a beer that’s actually blue. Abashiri Brewery in Hokkaido has a blue brew the company claims is naturally blue.