Japanese brewers present sake at British parliament event

Japanese brewers present sake at British parliament event

LONDON, England - Kei Nakajima of "Nambu Bijin," a Japanese brewery in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, poses with a bottle of Nambu Bijin sake in London on March 26, 2014. Five renowned Japanese breweries showcased their sake at a unique event at the Houses of Parliament in London the same day hosted by the British-Japanese Parliamentary Group to promote deeper understanding between the two cultures.

Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Visitors view a painting of a naked white woman, a work by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), known for his "Bijin-ga" -- pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art -- at the Yumeji Art Museum in the western Japanese city of Okayama on July 5, 2016, the first day of its exhibition. The painting, which was completed about 85 years earlier in the United States and has been kept individually, is the only work Yumeji painted of a naked Western woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Yumeji painting unveiled at museum in western Japan

Mitsunobu Kojima (L), head of the Yumeji Art Museum, and photographer Alan Miyatake shake hands in front of a painting of a naked white woman, a work by Japanese painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), at the museum in the western Japanese city of Okayama on July 5, 2016, the first day of its exhibition. The painting by Yumeji, known for his "Bijin-ga" -- pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art -- was completed about 85 years earlier in the United States and kept individually. It is the only work he painted of a naked Western woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese brewery tries AI-assisted sake making

Japanese brewery tries AI-assisted sake making

Photo taken April 6, 2018, shows Kosuke Kuji, president of Nanbu Bijin Co., an award-winning sake brewery in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. He is hoping to use artificial intelligence to assist skilled workers in sake production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese brewery tries AI-assisted sake making

Japanese brewery tries AI-assisted sake making

Photo taken April 6, 2018, shows Kosuke Kuji, president of Nanbu Bijin Co., an award-winning sake brewery in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. He is hoping to use artificial intelligence to assist skilled workers in sake production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

Kosuke Kuji (R), president of the Nanbu Bijin brewery in Iwate Prefecture, holds the trophy for the International Wine Challenge Champion Sake award at one of the world's largest wine contests in London on July 6, 2017. Kuji's wife Rika can be seen beside him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

(From L) Hitoshi Suzuki, president of the Ichinokura brewery in Miyagi Prefecture, Kosuke Kuji, president of the Nanbu Bijin brewery in Iwate Prefecture, and his wife Rika, hold trophies in London on July 6, 2017, after winning awards at one of the world's largest wine contests. The Nanbu Bijin brewery won the International Wine Challenge Champion Sake award, while the Ichinokura brewery obtained the Sake Brewer of the Year and the Great Value Champion Sake awards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo