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Suntory would like you to buy a three-million yen bottle of Japanese whisky
- Casey Baseel
Feb 1, 2020 - Tweet
Release of limited-edition Yamazaki 55-year has us wishing we’d started saving up for it about half a century ago.
- Japan
- (alcohol • crazy • drinks • Suntory • Whiskey • whisky • Yamazaki whiskey • Yamazaki whisky)
Anime voice actor fired for “inconsiderate comments,” possibly that women shouldn’t drink sake
- Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2020
Podcast comment thought to have originated in is suspiciously shorter than others in series.
- Japan
- (alcohol • anime • Kaito Ishikawa • Miki no Mikoto • sake • voice actors • voice actresses)
Three of Japan’s best whiskies are about to disappear as Nikka shortages loom
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2020
Japanese whiskies continue to taste too good for their own existence.
10 tips to remember for your first trip to izakaya, Japan’s awesome traditional pubs【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2019
Suntory’s for-foreigners video has plenty of great info, and we’ve got a few things to add.
Can even heavy drinkers enjoy the “Stop Drinking Center” in Okayama?
- Master Blaster
Nov 22, 2019
Yes, but they can’t drink there…but not because it’s a rule. It’s just… Ahhh, just see for yourself.
- Japan
- (alcohol • cafes • coffee • COK • curry • drinking • history • Okayama • restaurants • SNJO • weird)
Suntory creates cherry blossom liqueur to let us sip like it’s sakura season all year long
- Casey Baseel
Oct 31, 2019
Kanade Sakura is the newest addition to Suntory’s “Japanese craft liqueur” family.
Bubble tea helps herbivore men meet women during Shibuya Halloween
- Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2019
Unexpected outcome of alcohol ban has boba bonding partygoers in the best way possible.
- Japan
- (alcohol • ban • boba • bubble tea • dating • halloween • Japanese women • love • milk tea • nanpa • romance • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • society • tapioca • Tokyo • women)
Tokyo’s Shibuya bans public drinking for Halloween, and here’s the affected area【Map】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2019
Escalating vandalism prompts four-night drinking ban in area that includes world-famous Shibuya Scramble intersection.
Suntory’s brilliant new canned cocktail is made specifically to taste great with fried chicken
- Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2019
Beverage giant seeks to make Japanese-style karaage fried chicken and chu-his an even better combination.
- Japan
- (alcohol • chicken • chu-hi • COK • drinks • food • fried chicken • karaage • shochu • Suntory)
Tokyo has a bar that only lets you in if you come alone – No bringing your friends allowed!
- Casey Baseel
Oct 17, 2019
We check out Hitori, a bar in Shinjuku with an admission system like nowhere else.
All-you-can-drink deal lets you chug down unlimited alcohol at 138 Japan locations for a month
- Koh Ruide
Oct 7, 2019
At just $37, you can easily get your money back with just ten drinks.
Costco opened its first store in China, and things immediately got crazy【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 17, 2019
But a shortage of one key item might be putting a damper on shoppers’ passion.
Want to boost your ego? Head to the new Homeru “Praise” Bar in Osaka
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2019
Good-looking staff promise to identify your good points and shower you with compliments as you unwind after a long day.
- Japan
- (alcohol • bars • food • food and drink • izakaya • Osaka • restaurants • sakaba • themed restaurants)
Gekkeikan releases new alcohol-free Japanese daiginjo sake
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2019
Ever wanted to enjoy the taste of premium Japanese rice wine without the alcohol? Now you can!
- Japan
- (alcohol • alcohol-free • COK • drinks • Gekkeikan • Japanese rice wine • Kyoto • new • sake • zero alcohol)
Coca-Cola Company releasing “Demon Lemon” canned Japanese cocktails across the country
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2019
The soft drink giant steps into the alcohol game with a line of shochu chu-his.
Yoshinoya in Japan has an amazingly cheap all-you-can-drink plan for you booze-and-beef cravings
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2019
It’s been said that beef is best, but beef with unlimited alcohol is even better.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • alcohol • all you can drink • beef bowls • COK • deals • drinks • fast food • food • gyudon • restaurants • SNOJ • Yoshinoya)
This gorgeous sake cup fills your drink with holographic cherry blossoms as you sip【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2019
Soothing sounds and other seasonal symbols of Japan are also part of the techno-cultural innovation.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beautiul • cherry blossoms • cool • cups • drinks • holograms • interior • sake • sakura • technology • video)
Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood bans public Halloween drinking following mayhem
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2019
Truck-tipping vandalism a major part of tipping-point decision in ordinarily pro-alcohol Japan.
- Japan
- (alcohol • ban • COK • crime • drunk • halloween • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Shibuya truck • society • Tokyo • vandalism)
Samurai Bottle Helmets are here to fiercely and elegantly adorn your bottles of booze
- Krista Rogers
May 29, 2019
These sleek ornaments are perfect for a history buff interested in legendary warriors of the Sengoku period of Japanese history.
Luxurious lounge only open to couples opens in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
May 29, 2019
The unusual admissions policy has raised some eyebrows, but it’s very apparent that this space is meant to appeal to a specific clientele.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • alcohol • bar • couples • food • Restaurant • The Private Lounge • Tokyo)
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