It’s perhaps little surprise to see that Igarashi has one goal foremost in his thoughts: releasing his next game. The wildly successful Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night finally wound down its ...

More than 130 years after its inventor tried to introduce it in the U.S., whiskey made with a mold called koji is catching on in bars and stores. Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, ...

Koji mold stored by the National Research Institute of Brewing is seen in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Mainichi/Norihisa Ueda) "Koji" mold, which is key ...