In this ikki weekly news, ikki deliver what is happening in Japan in Sake industry for your knowledge as well as hints for your business.

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The updated news in 4th – 10th January 2021 is below;

[New Product]

4mm thin wooden Sake vessel “TOHKA Shuhai” released / NEWWORLD

Ref.4mm極薄細な木の酒器「TOHKA酒杯」日本酒BAR監修でお酒の表情を楽しめる。Makuakeにて先行発売開始/ PR TIMES

[Market]

The market of premium wine & spirits are forecasted to be 1,411 billion USD by 2027 in the world / Report Ocean

Ref.贅沢ワインとスピリッツの市場2027年までに1兆4,110億ドルに達すると推定されています/PR TIMES

[Innovation]

The program non-Japanese in Japan select Japanese products to promote in & out of Japan “Omotenashi Selection” 1st group recruitment launched / ENGAWA

Ref.日本在住外国人が日本の優れた商品・サービスを認定し、国内外に発信するプログラム　「OMOTENASHI Selection」2021年度第1期の募集がスタート！/_ PR TIMES

[New Service]

Recika Co., Ltd. and Japan Import System established Unicask, offering the service to trade, store, manage casks of distilled alcohol with block chain system / Recika

Ref.レシカとJIS、蒸留酒の樽をスマホ一つで簡単に売買・保有・管理できるサービス「UniCask」を発表。コロナ禍でもブロックチェーン技術を用いてデジタルに所有の証明が可能。/ PR TIMES

[New Product]

Suntory Single molt whisky YAMAZAKI 2021 released / SUNTORY

Ref.サントリーシングルモルトウイスキー「山崎 ＬＩＭＩＴＥＤ ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ ２０２１」新発売/ PR TIMES