Welcome to issue #38 of SIN.
The cherry blossoms are all but gone and it's time to enjoy the short transitional weather before insane heat and humidity kicks in. Many breweries have finished brewing and are just waiting for their last few tanks to complete fermentation before hanging up tools for the season.
Times continue to be tough for the restaurant and hospitality industry with regulations and restrictions on opening hours dampening sales. Will sake sales see a revival this year? Will the Olympics really go ahead? Will the rising numbers of COVID cases be curbed? These questions cannot be answered.
Where's your best source for the latest news in Japan's sake industry? Well, we can answer that one: Right here.
And now for the news...
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