While overall beer sales in Japan have stagnated for the last decade, craft beer has been on the rise: its 0.5% share of the total beer market in 2007 had more than tripled by 2016.

In 2014, Japan surprised the world when connoisseur Jim Murray made his pick for “World Whiskey of the Year.” Rather than something Scottish, or Irish, Murray gave a nod to the Japanese ...

From major breweries like Asahi and Sapporo to the burgeoning craft brewing scene, Japanese beer culture has exploded in ...

Ah, to stay young. And get totally trashed at the same time. Who knew? According to Japanese site Entabe, Suntory has rolled out a new low-malt beer called “Precious.” It’s currently only ...

Out of all the alternatives to alcohol, non-alcoholic beer has so far made the greatest inroads. Whether it’s the rise of specialists like Athletic Brewing in the US or Big Drop in the UK, or the ...

Japan’s tax agency, ... small wonder boss Atsushi Katsuki is eyeing North America. Yet previous overseas adventures by the beer giant and its rivals can make for sobering reading.

While Kirin Ichiban is a Japanese beer, all Kirin beers sold in the U.S. since 1996 are produced locally by Anheuser-Busch under a license from Japanese beverage company Kirin Company, Limited.

Beer connoisseurs can prepare to have their palates tested by an out-of-this-world brew from Sapporo. The Japanese brewer is launching the world’s first beer produced using malt made 100 percent ...