March 16, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
From March 9, a Ryukyuan Awamori lecture offered by the Awamori Meister Association started at the Ching Yun University in Taiwan.
On March 15, at the Ryukyu Shimpo office, Katsunobu Shingaki, the chairperson of the association, explained, saying, “In the first lesson, students took a keen interest in the history and culture of awamori in Okinawa. They then focused on a tasting session. I sensed a strong level of enthusiasm for learning about something...
December 1, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
From this December, the Yamakawa Shuzo Co. LTD., which is based in Motobu Town, will sell a variety of amamori called “Awamori Kaneyama 40 year-old.” Only 100 bottles of this product, that has been stored and aged for 40 years, will be sold. It comes in 720...
September 27, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 26, the Awamori Meister Association (Chairman Katsunobu Arakaki) and the Taiwan Beverage Association (Chairwoman LI Yue-Qin) signed a sister organization agreement at the Okinawa Prefectural Office. As they seek to strengthen cooperation through...
August 24, 2011 Sakae Toiyama, reporter of Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) has launched a project hiring room in air cargo containers to carry Okinawan products from Naha Airport to five Asian cities such as Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai. Designed to expand overseas sales...
July 1, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Okinawa and the Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation (OIPPC) reported that, “Okinawan health foods, brown sugar and awamori have been a hit with people at the Taipei International Food Show.” This show...
March 24, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association, headed by Takeshi Sakumoto, announced figures on shipments of Awamori for 2010 on March 20.
Total shipment quantity of 22180 kiloliters was down 5.2% on the previous year, the sixth consecutive annual decrease....
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