On Nov. 10, the president joined workers to shift 110 1.8-liter “issho-bin” bottles of “tokubetsu junmai-shu” (special pure rice sake) into the former mine, placing them on platforms set ...

Hyakujuro Yamahai, brewed with lactic acid bacteria, picked up the Platinum Medal award in the “junmai-shu” (pure rice sake) category at the annual competition in France. The sake, produced by ...