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Archives - Japan Times Articles. From the fall of 1994 until the fall of 2002, I wrote a twice-monthly column in the Japan Times, Japan's largest English-language newpaper. Over 200 articles covered all sake-related topics, from techinical brewing, to culture and history, to recommending and reviewing sake pubs in Japan, with a sake recommended and reviewed in each column. Many of these articles are archived below. 

Japan Times Articles - 2002 Archive

2002/01/06

Uncorking the bubbly, Nihon-style

2002/01/20

A heavenly match made in Tsukishima

2002/02/03

Sake's never been better - why the poor business?

2002/02/04

The long journey from rice to ambrosia

2002/02/05

Clearly making the grade isn't such an easy task

2002/02/17

Great sake only a hop, skip and a jump away

2002/03/03

With foam, brewers call it like they see it

2002/03/17

Favorites that come widely recommended

2002/03/31

Sake with a raw bite

2002/04/14

Where sake runs wild, unfiltered and free

2002/04/28

When Nada sake ruled the realm

2002/05/12

Brewing it naturally isn't so easy

2002/05/26

Romancing the sake rice

2002/06/09

A Taste of Pure Gold

2002/06/23

Stand me for a cup of sake?

2002/07/07

As benchmarks rise, honjozo takes a hit

2002/07/21

Right down to the nitty-gritty grains

2002/08/04

The sweet, soft option

2002/08/18

Drinking without thinking

2002/09/01

How much do you really need to know?

2002/09/15

Sake-shopping picks that really hit the spot

2002/09/29

How to gain flavors and influence yeasts

2002/10/13

You think it's pure - but is it really?

2002/10/27

Before I go - a few of my favorite things



Japan Times Articles - 2001 Archive

2001/01/11

Warmth of Tsukushinoko hits close to home

2001/01/25

Best time of year to savor the joys of heated sake

2001/02/08

Religion and health in the etymology of sake

2001/02/22

Heart and soul of sake in the breweries of Nara

2001/03/08

Life after sake's zing has gone

2001/03/22

What's in a number

2001/04/01

Just how much will a field yield

2001/04/15

Let's raise a glass to the final batch

2001/04/29

How Tiger got his game back in five easy sips

2001/05/13

Reading, writing and fermenting

2001/05/27

Worth jumping off the train for

2001/06/10

Sake gold standards shifting

2001/06/24

Juttoku covers all the bases

2001/07/08

When your number's up

2001/07/22

Gifts from the god of sake

2001/08/05

The perfect shape for sake

2001/08/19

The little brewery that wouldn't die

2001/09/02

Standing out in the crowd: the joys of tachinomiya

2001/09/16

Technology improves the old grinding stone

2001/09/30

Kame no O dreamin

2001/10/14

Nagano gives Niigata some stiff competition

2001/10/28

Despite tech advances, mature sake worth the wait

2001/11/11

How mold grew to be so unique

2001/11/25

Hey, that's a sake of a different color

2001/12/09

It used be the case for all kinds of sake

2001/12/23

An o-tososan a year keeps the doc away



Japan Times Articles - 2000 Archive

2000/01/27

Polishing off more perfection

2000/02/10

Back streets in not-so-far towns

2000/02/24

The go-mi system of sake tasting

2000/03/09

Ryohana: brilliantly competent, and proud of it

2000/03/23

The magic of dancing spores

2000/04/13

Fish, sake and crowds come together at Uoshin

2000/04/27

Nigorizake puts the fun back in sake drinking

2000/05/11

Recalling the toil of winter in the rites of spring

2000/05/25

Strong traditions flow through Iwate sake

2000/06/08

A taste of brewers' best

2000/07/13

Compulsories of sake keeps brewers in top form

2000/07/27

For new sake sensations, seek out the brat pack

2000/08/10

When you least expect distinction in Shimbashi

2000/08/24

Where new discoveries and old favorites await

2000/09/14

Hatsu-nomikiri still a summer ritual for brewers

2000/09/28

Keeping it plain and simple for serious sippers

2000/10/12

A long, reflective sip of sake's craft and science

2000/10/27

Tis fall, and the brewers gather around their vats

2000/11/09

More the merrier at Shinjuku's Zonbun

2000/11/23

The man who never forgets a sake

2000/12/14

As the mercury drops, new sake rises to the top

2000/12/28

May you all live long and prosper - kanpai



Japan Times Articles - 1999 Archive

1999/02/25

Warm sake toast of the town for winter

1999/03/25

Shibuya's best-kept secret

1999/04/08

Soaking up atmosphere enhances sake experience

1999/07/08

Oasis of serenity found in rowdiest Roppongi

1999/07/22

Ishikawa sake guaranteed to give you summer chills

1999/08/12

Nihonshu's sweet spectrum

1999/09/09

Sipping sake's diversity, one cup at a time

1999/09/23

Osaka - a brewing culture to be proud of

1999/10/14

Yeast developments spark new possibilities

1999/11/11

A toast to the brewers, and all your hard work

1999/12/09

Plenty to imbibe on the Internet

1999/12/23

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