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. Please note that if you would like to see photos or full contents, kindly visit the original site from the link below the news topic and use google translate to […]

In this emergent situation which we are forced to live with coronavirus, there are many products for the purpose of hygiene are lacking in the world. First of all, medical masks are seriously in the shortage all over the world, but many textile companies put their effort to produce masks to save the lives. In […]

   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. Please note that if you would like to see photos or full contents, kindly visit the original site from the link below the news topic and use google translate […]

On 14th February 2020, there was Fine Sake Award selection in Tokyo. This competition is 10th in 2020, and there was 897 entries from 259 breweries. In this competition there was 5 categories which are “The Fine Sake Award Japan”(main category), “Sparkling Sake category”, “Premium Daiginjo category”, “Premium Junmai category” and “Premium Sparkling Sake category”. […]

 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. Please note that if you would like to see photos or full contents, kindly visit the original site from the link below the news topic and use google translate to […]

 Sawada Syuzo Co., Ltd. (Nara prefecture) is going to release their original brand “Yukyu no Hikari”(悠久の光) in brand-new blue bottle.  Sawada Syuzo is a sake brewery located in Nara prefecture. Sawada was established in 1830 to start brewing Japanese Sake, and in Showa era start brewing enzyme for people’s health as well under their philosophy […]

 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. Please note that if you would like to see photos or full contents, kindly visit the original site from the link below the news topic and use google translate to […]

 ikki officially launch Youtube channel and released first video as below;     About youtube channel  The first video of ikki Youtube channel is 「Expert Interview Dr. Shuji Horie / Life of Sake : everlasting passion and endeavor」.  In ikki Youtube channel, there will be a variety of movies, which ikki can deliver information in […]

  Japanese Sake has been sold in Isshobin 一升瓶(1800ml bottle) traditionally, and now they have a variety of size like 180ml, 300ml and 720ml depending on the breweries’ preference.  In addition, there is a cup sake which is easier to carry and enjoy it in any location even out door.  These days, there is another […]

When you look at the label of Japanese Sake, even if you cannot read Japanese you often see words like “正宗”(Masamune) or “鶴”(Tsuru). In Japanese culture, there are words which is considered as lucky, like horse shoe in Western culture or white elephant in Thailand. This time, ikki deliver the information about the Japanese letter […]

 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is one of the famous wine competitions in Europe, and now holding the competition all over the world. They started Sake competition in 2018, and in 2020 there will be a second competition in Kobe, Hyogo Japan.    To catch up with the competition, ikki deliver the trophy and platinum medal […]

As you know Japanese Sake is a fermented alcohol beverage originated in Japanese culture. To ferment the rice, which is a main ingredient of Japanese Sake, firstly, it need to convert starch into sugar with Koji. Secondly, it needs to convert sugar into alcohol. At this stage, we need Kobo酵母 (yeast) to convert. With different […]

When you import Japanese Sake, in order to maintain the quality and avoid the risk of breakages how you arrange the transport is very important.   One of the topic you need to understand is packing of pallet or containers. At the breweries, they pack the cartons and prepare for the export, but if pallet […]

One of the major Japanese Sake competition in Japan is “Kan Sake Award”. Kan means make it warm. The feature that it gets more unique aroma or deepen and complex the taste is one of the unique feature of Japanese Sake. In addition, it has varieties of temperature to enjoy such as Hitohada-kan or Yukibie. […]

ikki deliver news from Japan regarding Sake and trading business monthly. Please find the monthly ikki news of January 2020 as below;   Fukushima local Sake rice “FUKUNOKA” 福乃香   On 23rd December 2019, Fukushima prefecture announced that they named the new local Sake rice “Fukunoka”(福乃香). Fukushima has been studying to develop new Sake rice […]

Japanese government will put more effort to promote Sake to the world in 2020. According to National Tax Agency, they are planning to budget for Japanese Sake export 10 times more than the budget of 2019. On their plan, one of the focus point is “Geographical Indication”(GI) .   There is an update with NEW […]

In 27th May 2019, there was a sake competition called “Kura Master – le grand concours de saké japonais de Paris 2019” at Galerie Joseph in Paris. This is 3rd time for this event, and this competition is originated from Paris.   In Kura Master, there are 4 categories which are Junmai Daiginjo, Junmai, Sake […]

Trade terms ~why incoterms so important~ When you start a trading of goods from foreign countries, the contract is one of the most important point. As the goods passes a lot of places all over the world from brewery to your local warehouse during the trading, it is quite important to understand the extent of […]

US National Sake Appraisal   U.S. National Sake Appraisal is fist Sake competition which takes place out of Japan since 2011. Their purpose of this competition is as below;   (1) recognize breweries that produce sakes of exceptional quality (2) elevate public awareness outside Japan through tasting events featuring competition-level sakes in peak condition   […]

This year is 2020 when Olympic games taken place in Tokyo Japan! Nevertheless, it is important to learn from the past as well.   On this page, we summarize what happen in Japan in 2019. Please find the news summary of 2019 from below;     February   On 1st February, Economic Partnership Agreement(EPA) between […]

On 5th ~ 8th April 2019, there was a judging of award winning Sake from more than 1500 brands in a blind tasting format.   In this competition, there are 9 Categories which are “Futsu-shu”, “Junmai”, “Junmai Ginjo”, “Junmai Daiginjo”, “Honjozo”, “Ginjo”, “Daiginjo”, “Spakling” and “Koshu”.   As a result, there are 613 brands awarded […]