The communications guru, columnist and university chancellor digs current affairs books, but his favourite read is a Pulitzer ...

Each chapter features titles that have jolted her from complacency: A.S. Byatt’s “Possession,” Helen DeWitt’s “The Last Samurai” and Ruth Ozeki ... for the sake of showing off.

Ozeki Onosato holds a press conference at Edion Arena Osaka in the western Japan city on March 24, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo ...

OSAKA, Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with ...

The Sake Flask is in Amagasaki Castle, which is on the western point of Izumi Settsu on the mouth of the river. Our preferred infiltration point is two gnarled trees on the eastern banks of the ...

The Joy of Sake is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering appreciation for the ancient craft of sake-making. To share the joy of the craft, the nonprofit has hosted the world’s largest ...

Along with a promotion to ozeki, the second-highest rank in sumo, Kiribayama on May 31 also received a new ring name that his stablemaster wrestled under: "Kirishima." The board of directors of ...

FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kirishima captured his second career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament here Nov. 26, putting the Mongolian national in line for a shot at grand champion in the next ...

(Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- No. 4 maegashira Takayasu fell to komusubi Kirishima to relinquish his outright lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as ozeki Onosato and No. 6 maegashira ...

Onosato won his first title since earning promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. He spoke to reporters after his victory and pledged he will do his best at the next tournament.

It can be sweet. It can be tangy. And as of December, it has also been enshrined by UNESCO. The United Nation’s culture agency placed sake, the iconic Japanese drink, on its list of “intangible ...