A Japanese sake maker is going where no other has gone: brewing sake in space. Asahi Shuzo-the company famous for its esteemed Dassai brand-will be sending ingredients to the International Space ...

Hidetoshi Nakata became a ‘sake master’ and launched his own alcohol brand after retiring aged 29. The former Japan ...

The alcohol drinkers' dilemma--how to knock back a few but minimize the hangover odds when doing so. Japan's alcohol beverage makers, seeing yen signs in quenching the thirst for the answer ...

Used in everything from traditional Shinto ceremonies to family celebrations, sake holds a special place in the country — ...

Net alcohol intake is calculated by multiplying ... The first fully non-alcoholic beer in Japan was put on the market by a major beer company 15 years ago, in part to combat drunk driving.

Booze-fuelled blunders involving delicate personal data have sparked debate in Japan over alcohol's place in its work culture, as well as the country's stubbornly analogue bureaucracy. During a ...

The BBC has reached out to the finance ministry for comment on Tuesday, a public holiday in Japan. Alcohol has long been seen as a social lubricant for thousands of years in Japan, where business ...

QUITTING booze might actually increase your odds of a health condition linked to deadly heart attack and strokes, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan discovered that stopping alcohol ...

and skipped an alcohol test before operating the plane. The inappropriate behaviour of the pilot was revealed in a media statement by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and ...

A Harvard-led study in Japan found that alcohol improves cholesterol levels but raises risks of cancer, liver disease, and high blood pressure, urging moderation despite its heart benefits.