Sake Industry News

Sake Industry News. Issue #159.

New Sage Sake rice strain to withstand heat, Kochi Backs Its Brewers, AFURI dispute still going, Saga Shuzō (Madono Ume) facelift, Toyokuni Shuzō 99% …

Apr 30

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Sake Industry News. Issue #158

RIP Bungo Tanaka, Yet More Kurapu, Proper Props Given To Historic Property, Oriental Sake Awards & Asian Trends, Farewell Tokutei Meishōshu and more!

Apr 15

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Sake Industry News. Issue #157

When The Arts Meet Artisanal, Dassai Back To Earth, GI Tottori, Bacteria: The Key To Real Terroir? Nippon-shu! Mukai Shuzō Under Sea Sake, Four Heavenly…

Apr 1

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March 2026

Sake Industry News. Issue #156.

Bottle size in South Africa, Tottori GI, Kasu bone booster, Beyond the Best Yamada Nishiki Project, Hakutsuru retiring Main Brewery No. 2, Traditional…

Mar 15

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Sake Industry News. Issue #155.

Kiku-Masamune GIN, Kobayashi Shuzō + EUREKA Inc., Nihonsakari 1:1 daiginjō and honjōzō, Oita’s Seven Samurai, sake brand UNO, What the Tōji’s Mother…

Mar 1

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February 2026

Sake Industry News. Issue #154.

New Brewery Iyasaka Jōzō, Korea Comeback, HOPDOG Brewing & Yamamoto Shuzōten, Fukushima Cup Sake, NTA Lends A Hand, Who’s The Boss and more!

Feb 15

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Sake Industry News. Issue #153.

Moon Brewery, Risshun Asa Shibori sake, Alpha rice sake, Kikusui Shuzō is back, Okuhida Shuzō gaming sake, HAKUTSURU SAKE CRAFT, Largest sake producers…

Feb 1

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January 2026

Sake Industry News. Issue #152

4MMP Aroma, Sake Price Rise, Ozeki Sakigake Kura, New Sake Brewery Experience Program in Tokushima, Tottori quake -Chiyomusubi, Sake Smell Assessment…

Jan 16

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Sake Industry News. Issue #151.

Nada Gogo self drive, Amanosato Jōzōsho acquires Mannen Kame Shuzō, Hououbiden Whisky, Iyasaka no Sake - Kotobuki, Sake AI, Sake Breweries looking to…

Jan 1

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December 2025

Sake Industry News Issue #150.

Meiri collab in Taiwan, Kuradashi Vacuum Sake, Sugar + acid + alcohol with single device, Make Way For Munakata, Kaishuichi brewing suspended due to…

Dec 16, 2025

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Sake Industry News. Issue #149.

Godzilla sake from Maruhiko Shuzō, Sake on screens in Shanghai, JSS Emergency Guarantee System, Rice Prices In Numbers, Brake-free yeast, Tohoku…

Dec 1, 2025

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November 2025

Sake Industry News. Issue #148

Kamikawa Taisetsu New Brewery, Rice For Reiwa 7, Yamane Shuzō greening, KOFUNE SAKE BREWERY, Masu International, All you need to know about rice - and…

Nov 16, 2025

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