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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 5, 2024, a day after traditional knowledge and skills used in the production of Japanese distilled spirits, including awamori produced in the southern Japan prefecture, were approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during its intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Sake brewers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto toast in the small hours of Dec. 5, 2024, in the city of Kumamoto, after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during its intergovernmental committee meeting the previous day in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (C), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is congratulated by his counterparts after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Sake brewers from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto toast in the small hours of Dec. 5, 2024, in the city of Kumamoto, after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front, R), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other members of the delegation celebrate after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena (R) attend a business forum in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a business forum in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena (C, R) hold talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena hold talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) is greeted by Paraguayan President Santiago Pena ahead of their talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Kishida-Pena talks in Paraguay

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Paraguayan President Santiago Pena hold a joint press conference following their talks in Asuncion, Paraguay, on May 3, 2024.

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Paraguay kidnappers warn police over investigation in letter

ASUNCION, Paraguay - A letter written in the name of a Paraguayan woman, Nancy Gimenez, kidnapped last week in Paraguay along with her boyfriend and two Japanese people, one of whom has been released, has been sent asking local police to suspend their investigation, saying the hostages fear for their safety, according to a copy of the letter made available April 10.