"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Walk into an izakaya in Tokyo or New York and order a tall glass of beer. You’ll usually get one of the ...

If you ask your local craft beer head their go-to pint of choice, chances are they’re not going to name a mass-market Japanese import. Yet if you’re looking for a cold brew to go with sushi or ...

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 ...

They say you can’t reinvent the wheel. However, that has not dissuaded a design company in Japan from trying to reinvent the beer bottle. The company, Kenji Abe, produced concept ideas for a beer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. “The moon landing was 56 years ago and we are now planning to live on another ...

The House of Suntory, the legendary Japanese whisky distiller, has released the Yamazaki 55 — their oldest-ever single malt whisky — and Morimoto Asia got its hands on one of the very few (well under ...

Four months into the opening run of Taneko Japanese Tavern, customers are "blown away" by exotic Japanese craft beers, and they're also taking to sake, shochu cocktails and a big-name, ...