Of course, beer in general is a for-adults drink, so Sapporo seems to be borrowing the Japanese confectionery sector’s recent practice of using “adult” to mean something that’s sweet but not too sweet ...

Japan loves seasonal flavors ... Last month Spring Valley, a sub-brand of Kirin that focuses on more inventive recipes, released a new beer, called Spring Valley Hanayagu Fuyu Kaori, or “Brilliant ...

Nights out drinking can often end badly. But in Japan, they have a habit of going spectacularly wrong for government ...

A Japanese finance ministry employee on a night out with colleagues lost documents containing the personal data of 187 people ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered Japan’s craft beer industry at a time when a number of small breweries were finding their niche. With an absence of tourists and regular customers following ...

A popular Japanese actor hired to be the wholesome face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbour's home, officials said. Drinks giant Asahi ...

The fear of Chinese beer has been filled by Japanese beer. This year's import volume of Japanese beer is nearing the record high set in 2018. According to data from the tariff's Export and Import ...

But a brewing company in Japan has come up with an innovative solution in the form of a "slow beer glass." It's well known that the shape and thickness of the sides of a glass play an important ...