By YOKO HIBINO/ Staff Writer
April 14, 2025 at 07:00 JST
A staff member of Kenbishi Sake Brewing Co. reaps rice for sake brewing in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, in October 2021. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
With the price of rice skyrocketing, sake breweries are being left high and dry, struggling to procure raw ingredients as farmers shift to growing rice varieties unsuitable for brewing. [Read More]
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