Japan is home to a variety of whiskies and people who love them, and there are several distinctive cocktails made with ...

On April 6, 1945, the massive Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest and most heavily armed warship ever built, departed ...

Discover the diverse world of alcohol in Japan! Our guide details sake, beer, shochu, whisky & more, with typical izakaya ...

Yamazaki Distillery (established in 1923, Japan’s first malt whisky distillery) — strategically located between Osaka and Kyoto, at the confluence of the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu rivers — set ...

the kimono purveyor and the sukajan manufacturer’s hybrid garment represents the resilient creative spirit of Japan and its strong roots in ancient heritage. Born in 1917, Yamato began producing ...

Launched in 1940 and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the battleship Yamato stands as the largest battleship ever built—and one of the most iconic and formidable warships ever ...

After years of confusion (and sometimes intentional obfuscation), Japanese whisky finally got a set of standards and regulations in 2021… that were completely voluntary. Then last year ...

announced the adoption of a new logo to reinforce their “Standards for Labeling Japanese Whisky” (industry standards), established in February 2021. By having JSLMA members apply this logo to ...

and Canadian whisky with its rich history. Recently, Japanese whisky is increasingly being recognized as one of the world's five major whisky styles, joining their ranks. Leading Japan's whisky ...

We kept our list realistic as to which Japanese whiskies you might want to try and won’t break the bank doing so. A photo of whiskey. Japanese whiskey began as a dedicated effort to recreate ...

Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, a mold that’s long been used in Japan for starting fermentation.Credit...Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon ...