Tomonobu 'Inazo' Mitobe claimed that he never wanted to be sake brewer – at least initially – but you’d find it hard not to believe him.
The boyish-looking Mitobe looked every part a city dweller, his face displayed no signs of the hard toil...
And just like that, the annual Japanese F&B extravaganza that is Oiishi Japan 2014 is regretfully over... but not without us tasting a multitude of Japanese alcoholic beverages before it ended. The trade event, which saw an expected 6,000 visitors from...
Ask any local craft beer aficionado where to find the best Japanese craft beers in town, and you'd pretty much only get one answer: JiBiru Craft Beer Bar, located in 313@Somerset. In fact the name ji-biru (地ビール) literally means "local beer"...
One of the latest sake bars to hit Singapore's drinking scene is a relatively hidden and cosy affair, located as it is on the second floor of a restored colonial-era bungalow along Scotts Road. Part of Japanese high-end dining...
The Sakefan World app may seem like any other alcohol interest app like Vivino and Untappd, but it’s actually commissioned by none other than the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as part of the ongoing "Cool Japan”...
Japan Food Town in Wisma Atria was last week unveiled and opened to the public, with around a dozen Japanese establishments all under one roof on the fourth floor of the Orchard Road mall. What is of particular interest for...
