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Kampai!
A GUIDE TO JAPANESE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY High Praise for Japan's Olympians ( HTML : English / Japanese ) |
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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda invited over 100 Japanese Olympians to the Prime Minister's Office on August 20.
COVER STORY Kampai! A GUIDE TO JAPANESE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ( HTML : English / Japanese ) |
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In this month's Cover Story we introduce some of the range of traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages, with a focus on sake and shochu, and look at the different ways people enjoy these drinks around the world. Our story begins with a look at sake's origins and methods of production. Kampai! (Cheers!)
Special Brews ( HTML : English / Japanese ) | PDF(1,105KB) |
Profiling some of Japan's esteemed kuramoto brewers and distilleries whose products are available overseas.
Mariages Made in Heaven ( HTML : English / Japanese ) | PDF(326KB) |
Hand in hand with the growing popularity of sake overseas, unexpected pairings of sake with international cuisines are consistently being suggested.
Cups for All Occasions ( HTML : English / Japanese ) | PDF(384KB) |
Introducing some of the variety of sake cups, both traditional and unconventional, available to the sake lover.
STUDENTS' CORNER Onsen ( HTML : English / Japanese ) |
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Learn about Japanese hot springs and answer our quiz!
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Sorting Plastics with Raman Spectroscopy ( HTML : English / Chinese / Japanese ) |
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A new plastic sorting technology developed in Japan enables valuable waste plastic resources to be reused more effectively.
YAMATO NADESHIKO A Back-Street Workshop Principal ( HTML : English / Chinese / Japanese ) |
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Takako Suwa, president of Tokyo-based precision metal working company Daiya Seiki Co., explains her approach to business in the manufacturing sector.
MASTERS Searching for the Sound ( HTML : English / Chinese / Japanese ) |
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Profiling shakuhachi master John Kaizan Neptune.
JAPAN BRAND Monmna Tansu: More than Mere Furniture ( HTML : English / Chinese / Japanese ) |
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Monma Tansu in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture , is one of only two furniture studios in the regional capital still producing tansu chests in the traditional way.
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