Sake may be an intrinsically Japanese drink, but the rice wine will soon be brewed on British soil. The Hashimoto family, who own the Dojima Brewery Company, are developing the UK’s first sake brewery after buying the Fordham Abbey estate in Cambridgeshire.

When it comes to Japanese booze, sake and whiskey are what come to mind. But beer is actually the local beverage of choice, accounting for 31% of all alcohol drunk annually. So perhaps it's unsurprising that craft beer is beginning to make a name for itself in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sipping a beer while showering might seem strange, but for many young drinkers it's the perfect prelude to a night out. Swedish creative agency Snask has designed a mini-beer that’s perfect for this 'pre-loading' ritual. But is it encouraging dangerous new habits?

Home to 460,000 HNWIs – more than any other city in the world – Tokyo is a playground for the world’s luxury brands, considered a laboratory for new products due to the notoriously high standards of the Japanese elite. But who exactly are they and how are they spending their cash?