Japan makes many kinds of unique alcoholic drinks, not just sake. One "forgotten" type getting more attention is a whisky packed with umami flavor.

One of their destinations was a 600-year-old factory in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The factory makes koji spore ― Japan's "national mold" ― and supplies it to brewers of sake and makers ...

The flossy fungus is foundational in Japanese cuisine, but is becoming increasingly popular in the West. Two fermentation experts break down everything you need to know about this centuries-old ...

But “traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with ‘koji’ mold in Japan” is now registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. And the age-old technique has produced ...

UNESCO on Dec. 4 registered the “traditional knowledge and skills of sake making with ‘koji’ mold in Japan” as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The decision to accept Japan’s proposal ...

The products include fermented salted squid, senbei rice crackers and Japanese sake. Authorities in Taiwan say they found records that two firms there imported products containing the beni-koji ...

J-Pop Hub is a weekly content broadcast on Tuesdays. In his 52nd episode, Mr. Koji Asano picked up a song from Japanese movie 'Dreaming of the Meridian Arc'.

Koji Uemura is the World Bank Group Alternate Executive Director for Japan since June 29, 2023. Mr. Uemura has about 20 years of experience in policy making on development policy, international ...