Major makers Suntory and Nikka, a unit of beer maker Asahi Group ... set up a Japanese subsidiary known as Cedarfield that is building a distillery on the northern island of Hokkaido that would ...

Japan’s food is famous everywhere, but the country’s drinks culture is a bit of a hidden gem. There’s a whole world here ...

Mamoru Tsuchiya, head of the Tokyo-based Japan Whisky Research Center, said there are 114 whisky distilleries across Japan, including those in the planning stage, and the number is growing.

Since its establishment, Fuji Gotemba Distillery has been producing high-quality Japanese whiskies ... of American white oak ex-bourbon, ex-beer, Spanish oak Oloroso sherry, and French oak ...