Kagoshima Prefecture is one of the nation’s major production areas of shochu. This is the seventh and final installment in a series introducing the charm of the distilled spirit and the people ...

Kagoshima Prefecture is one of the nation’s major production areas of shochu. This is the sixth in a series introducing the charm of the distilled spirit and the people involved in its creation.

Aficionados tip their glass to the Kyushu region as the birthplace of shochu, a traditional Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage. But Tokyo's Izu island chain is stealing some of Kyushu's ...

The key focus lies in generating a significant quantity of enzymes. Various types of koji starters exist, each yielding different effects and flavors tailored to specific purposes like miso, soy sauce ...

There’s nothing quite like customer loyalty to help businesses through hard times, and this was never more true than for Shochu distillers reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.