Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you go to a Japanese restaurant in the U.S., Nigori may be the first sake that ...

If you haven't yet experienced the unique joy of sake, now's the time to take a sip. Known as Japan's national drink, this ...

Once considered niche, sake is slowly making its way onto wine lists well beyond Japanese restaurants and into the broader lexicon of sommeliers worldwide. “Nobody is surprised when you place sake on ...

Price hikes are putting strain on Japan’s sake producers, many of whom are already feeling the pressure. But what, if anything, is the government willing to do? Eloise Feilden reports. The average ...