Aficionados tip their glass to the Kyushu region as the birthplace of shochu, a traditional Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage. But Tokyo's Izu island chain is stealing some of Kyushu's ...

Just like any cocktail made with any spirit, Hikari Yoshikoka says "the glassware would depend on how you drink the shochu. A tulip glass would be preferred when drinking [it] straight ...

Although shipments of shochu in glass bottles for use in restaurants and eateries fell sharply, boxed products offset the losses, according to Kirishima Shuzo representatives. Sanwa Shurui Co., ...