By TOMOKI MIYASAKA/ Staff Writer
June 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Hiroyuki Doda, the president of a joint distillery and a director at personal seal maker and seller Otani, poses on May 7 in Niigata’s Konan Ward with a Scottish still bought by his distillery. (Tomoki Miyasaka)
Niigata is home to the most sake brewers of all Japan’s prefectures, but as consumption trends change, many traditionally sound businesses are turning to a beverage originally from halfway around the world amid strong demand. [Read More]
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