Inspired by Sake!
This is the 2nd in my series of posts called "Inspired by....". This time I chose "Inspired by sake!". In Japanese, "sake" means alcoholic d....
27 Aug 11:25 pm  from  From Japan With Love   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I’m In America
I’m in America right now. I’m Australian, and my family is too, but my mother married an American and moved here with....
27 Aug 2:00 am  from  Goddesscarlie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ukon no Chikara — No more Hangovers
Tired of heavy hangovers after a night out? Well, you’ve come to the right place my friend! Ukon no Chikara is here to sa....
24 Aug 6:14 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gyaru Wednesday Wk10
Wow, week 10! This is the longest series of posts there is on this blog, and it just keeps getting better and better. This ....
18 Aug 6:41 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #217 – cherry blossom viewing (the bad)
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13 Aug 4:20 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 8/12/10: Sparx
Yup, a 9% alcohol チューハイ (with 70% less sugar!). Kicking it up a notch from Chu-hai Strong, I see. This was about as good as you'd....
12 Aug 11:50 am  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Banning all-you-can-drink promotions in Japan
According to recent guidance from the World Health Organisation, they would like member states to limit alcohol promotions, so in Japan the ....
6 Aug 12:06 am  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fake Beer Goes All-Free, Cheap Design
Posting this under the “Product Innovations” category might lead to angry accusations, so I apologize in advance! With their latest rele....
4 Aug 3:50 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Putte in the Park
As you may have noticed, it’s been almost two weeks since I last posted here, and the reason for that can easily be expla....
2 Aug 11:20 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sake
Many people outside of Japan call Japanese rice wine “Sake”…often mispronouncing the word as “sah-key“. But actually 「酒」 (Sa....
16 Jul 2:56 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ANA’s New In-Flight Draft-Beer Service
The airline ANA are doing their best to make flying less tedious- as of July 20th, draft beer will be available on some of their domestic f....
13 Jul 12:22 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Booze Bulletin
The latest act of one-upmanship between the Asahi and Kirin super-breweries comes from Asahi, who have decided to compete in the convenience....
12 Jul 3:54 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beautiful model inspires whisky boom for younger Japanese
Whisky was once a staple drink of the salaryman and his expenses account. Consumption of the beverage in Japan peaked in the Eighties but no....
6 Jul 2:20 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Live from Locohama: S2/E23: In the can
Found this in the can bin at my school.   Explains a lot, actually… Didn’t even bother to bury it on the bottom. Am I missing something....
2 Jul 10:09 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SHIRO Cheers System
The Shochu brewery Takahashi Shuzou has launched a new campaign for its Shiro drink with the goal of bringing people togeth....
1 Jul 8:06 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Traditional sake for trendy girls
Apologies for two alcohol-related posts in as many days… Sake brewery Takahashi Shuzou has a new web campaign for its Shiro drink that see....
23 Jun 12:32 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Time, gentlemen: fake foreign beer enters price war
Suntory Fine Zero. Asahi Strong Off. Kirin Yasumu Hi no 0.00%. Cheap and even cheaper. Low alcohol, non-alcohol. Just when you thought you h....
22 Jun 6:58 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Izakaya
An izakaya is a type of Japanese drinking place which also serves finger food to accompany the drinks.  These are popular for after work dr....
17 Jun 6:29 pm  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rocknococoro
Rocknococoro is a fine place to rock yer coconuts. A fun little DJ bar in Shibuya, it’s frequented by the kind of enthusiastic teenyboppe....
31 May 11:11 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beat Cafe
Beat Cafe is one of the best-known bars in Shibuya, thanks to it’s handy location at the end of the busy Center-Gai shopping street. It....
31 May 11:03 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asahi vs Kirin
If you could only choose one of the two, which would it be? The reason why I’m not including Sapporo, Suntory and others....
19 May 11:09 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Post-Golden Week Discount Boozing Update
Golden Week has come to an end, and bleary-eyed, sunburned Japanese workers are trudging back to work (mercifully only for two days until th....
6 May 10:58 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Major beer companies diet excessively while craft brewers beef up
While major beer companies are in dead heat, churning out suds at lower prices, the craft brewers are bulking up on flavor and still winning....
22 Apr 10:00 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Strong Off
I’ve just tried Asahi’s brand new “beer”, the oddly-named “Strong Off”, which sounds like a sexual act performed by an arm-wres....
25 Mar 11:02 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Parties!
Thanks to everyone who came to the “Wild Mood Swings” shindig I put together, (not least all my ace mates who did a top-notch job of DJi....
25 Mar 12:29 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
St Patrick’s Day in Matsue
What is supposedly Japan’s second largest annual St Patrick’s Day celebration (after the one in Omotesando, Tokyo) took place last week ....
24 Mar 11:16 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Best Guide to Roppongi
When I was in Japan earlier this year, I made a few visits to Roppongi to get my groove on and whatnot. One Thursday night I went to GP Bar....
17 Mar 1:33 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jackson Five Bar
The other day I stumbled upon a Jackson Five-themed bar in Nakano, Tokyo. Groovy! Perhaps the bar was named to commemorate the famous quint....
15 Mar 8:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Bourbon House
Here’s a recommendation from Andrew Hill. It’s a bar called “The Bourbon House” in Nishi-Kawaguchi. Sounds ace! Cheers, Andrew. Th....
15 Mar 7:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Latest Kirin Ads
Here are a couple of new Japanese TV commercials for Kirin’s alcoholic drinks, courtesy of Japan Probe. The first is for Kirin’s Highbal....
9 Mar 7:34 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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