Young Japanese brewers promote sake in Beijing ahead of 3-day event

Young Japanese sake brewers promoted their products Thursday at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing ahead of a three-day event in the capital from the following day to pitch the drink in China, Japan's largest overseas market by value.At the "Sake Jump" event in Beijing, the second of its kind to be held outside of Japan following one held in Hong Kong in June, 23 brewers from 14 prefectures will showcase their sake.Shintaro Tsuruno, 36, representative of a brewery in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, said he decided to join the event as part of efforts to revive his brewery, which was devastated by a…READ FULL ARTICLE