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Hello! This is Yutaro Kobayashi of J. KOBAYASHI Co., Ltd.. The last episode touched on myself and the stories behind the start of the Sake […]
Hello! This is Yutaro Kobayashi of J. KOBAYASHI Co., Ltd. The company has been engaged in exporting Sake focusing on Europe. The company was originally […]
Labels on Sake bottles contain much information on its identity. The labels surely include information required by law, but they are also used to deliver messages from the […]
When you start sake trading, and products like Shochu, Whisky, Umeshu, Beer or others, it is hard for you to bring all the way up to the storage in your […]
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 […]
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 […]
When you would like to start a trading, you need to check the cost in order to make a profit for your business. Product cost, freight cost, tax… You have […]
Sake has been gaining popularity overseas. Some Sake is made locally, while the majority is still exported from Japan. Let us look in the export procedures unseen from […]
Japanese Sake is often compared with Wine to understand especially for the beginners. As many of you know, Japanese Sake is a fermented alcohol; same as beer and wine. […]
On 17th May 2021, there was an announcement of award winning Sake from 1499 brands in a blind tasting format. In this competition, there are 9 Categories which are […]
On 31st March 2021, New area in Japan appointed as one of the geographic indication system: Hagi. Hagi is the area located in Yamaguchi prefecture in West end of Chugoku […]
On 24th ~ 26th April 2020, there was a judging of award winning Sake from 1401 brands in a blind tasting format. In this competition, there are 9 Categories […]
Japanese Sake Market Summary: Analysis of volume, value, destination, prices… 2020 was a challenging year for Japanese Sake in the world market, and also a meaningful year at […]
In 2020, there was a sake competition called “Kura Master – le grand concours de saké japonais de Paris 2020” at Galerie Joseph in Paris. This is 4th time for […]
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; […]
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 […]
To find about basic information about Geographic Identification of Japanese Sake, please scroll down and find old post. In 2020, there were 3 more G.I. regarding Japanese Sake […]
Have you ever enjoyed the cocktails based Japanese Sake? Like beer or wine: the fermented alcohols, there are various cocktail recipes of Japanese Sake based. For all the Sake lovers, […]
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 […]
Have you ever enjoyed the cocktails based Japanese Sake? Like beer or wine: the fermented alcohols, there are various cocktail recipes of Japanese Sake based. For all the Sake lovers, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Regarding the local cuisine, we delivered information about Hyogo, and Kyoto previously. It is because, in the most case, even in Japan, Japanese Sake is paired with Japanese cuisine. In […]
[Update 4/15] Canada/US Still under the curfew, but ports are operating. Due to the inefficient picking by customers, land transport in North America is delayed. Less cargos from Asia […]
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 […]
****** Ceramics ware in Japan is separated in 4 articles, please go to the article from the link below Ceramics ware in Japan -Middle Japan- Ceramics ware in Japan -West […]
[Update 4/8] South Africa At the container yard, it is possible to take the container after the end of lockdown. In addition, it is not possible to use land […]
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. […]
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 […]
Japanese Sake is mainly brewed in Japan, and according to G.I. Japan(please refer to the article of G.I.) those brewed in Japan can name Nihonshu 日本酒(Japanese Sake). Nevertheless, as Japanese […]
For those who are in Japanese Sake business, the transportation of Japanese Sake is necessary.As you can see from ikki’s trade knowledge, there are a lot of companies related to […]
Have you ever heard of term “Yawaragi Mizu”(和らぎ水)? This term is very important in the concept of Sake in Japan, but what “Yawaragi Mizu” actually means? ikki delivers one of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
Sake is an agricultural product. Brewers are not concentrating on brewing process only. As quality of rice is depending on how they are grown: in other words, all the […]
Can you imagine how Sake breweries are working throughout a year? Same as wine, the production of Sake is depending on the harvest of rice and mostly it is once […]
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 […]
ikki news deliver monthly information about Japan and sake trading. Please find the updated information from below; Deregulation of liquor manufacturing license in 2020 In 2020, Government of Japan […]
Thank you very much for visiting our website “ikki”. ikki is a sake trading support media for international business. If you are willing to start sake trading or […]
ikki news deliver monthly information about Japan and sake trading. Please find the updated information from below; Serious damage by 2 typhoons (Photo: Damaged road by typhoon in […]
In ikki, we will deliver information about prize winners in the competition in the world. Nevertheless, there are many competitions in U.S, Europe and Japan. So, we are going to […]