Whiskey exhibiting signs of revivalAsahi Shimbun, Japan - 19 Feb
... The growing popularity of whiskey in Japan is largely thanks to single-malt brands ... Juso Torys, a whiskey bar in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward, has seen a notable increase in the number of customers over the past year. It is one of 1,500 Torys bars that Suntory Ltd. began helping to set up nationwide in the 1950s to promote the drink, and one of the few still in business. The uptick in patrons appears to be a result of the bar's collection of whiskeys and its retro decor, which has remained unchanged since 1956.