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Rice is, of course, synonymous with Japanese food. It is part of, or an accompaniment to, most meals and often eaten by itself. So it is no surprise that most Japanese beers are rice lagers, meaning ...

Japanese beer is so much more than Asahi and Sapporo. In 1994, deregulation of the Japanese beer market set off an explosion in the craft beer scene. Twenty years later, the gastronomic arena is ...

Visit any local craft brewery nowadays and you’ll notice something, the golden lager feels like it’s everywhere. Craft IPAs are still king but more breweries are spending time making classic golden ...

Until recently, if you ordered Japanese beer, there weren't many to choose from. Before the industry was deregulated in the 1990s, four major brewers — Asahi, Suntory, Sapporo and Kirin – controlled ...

Most Americans are probably unaware that Brazil has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan. That lack of awareness may change if the marketing plans of three female Japanese-Brazilian ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fuji to Hood, a mashup of Oregon and Japanese beer, art, food and culture, is returning to Portland in July. While the event will feature beer from a variety of local and ...

Walk into an izakaya in Tokyo or New York and order a tall glass of beer. You’ll usually get one of the crisp, crushable lagers that define Japanese brews for most imbibers. These rice-brewed ...