The price increases in April reflect rising wages and logistics costs being increasingly passed on to consumers, research firm Teikoku Databank says. Read more
From Canadian malted barley to aluminum beer cans, Trump’s tariffs have hit multiple products that American craft breweries need. Read more
The Singapore-based investment fund censured the management over “impairment losses on all of its overseas alcoholic beverage acquisitions.” Read more
Ryo Yoshizawa was “drunk” and “accidentally made his way into an apartment room next to his,” his talent agency Amuse said in a statement. Read more
Sake brewer Isamu Yoshii was the first person in Japan to produce cider as an alcoholic drink in 1954, paving the way for a possible cider boom in the future. Read more
Reduced barley yields stemming from droughts and extreme temperature could see beer prices rise in Japan, some experts have said. Read more
B9 Beverages is building a new brewing facility in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which, once completed, will become India’s biggest beer factory. Read more
In Japan, it’s still technically illegal to brew anything in your own home above 1% ABV. How the craft beer scene ever took off is a wonder, but whether budding brewers disobey the law to ho... Read more
Sapporo Beer opened Yebisu Brewery Tokyo on Wednesday, a brand experience center with brewing facilities in Tokyo’s Ebisu district, the birthplace of Yebisu Beer. Read more
Asahi Group Holdings is pushing into the crowded U.S. beverage market, placing its “premium” offerings and low-alcohol and nonalcoholic beverages front and center in a bid to differentiate i... Read more
