SAKE HUNDRED, a sake brand managed by Japanese sake company Clear, began exporting its products overseas in December 2020. Currently, the brand is available in Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with plans to expand to other areas in the future as well as into restaurants and via overseas e-commerce websites.

UAE | Dubai

Zuma Dubai is a restaurant located in the international financial centre of Dubai, at the heart of the city. Diners can enjoy contemporary Japanese cuisine in the vicinity of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. It’s a sophisticated restaurant visited by many celebrities and wealthy people. The restaurant’s sommelier, Ryuji Hamada, personally chose SAKE HUNDRED for the restaurant.

Zuma Dubai: https://zumarestaurant.com/locations/dubai/

Singapore

Whistler established itself in 1999 in an effort to prove alcoholic beverages from Japan for consumers to enjoy in Singapore. SAKE HUNDRED has been made available via the company’s official online shop with plans not only to sell the beverages but to feature them in local restaurants and at pairing events.

Whistler Wine & Spirits: https://whistler.com.sg/

Hong Kong

SAKE HUNDRED is now available in-store and on the official website of LIQUID GOLD, a luxury alcohol store situated in the business district and financial centre of Hong Kong with skyscrapers towering up into a million dollar view of the night sky.

LIQUID GOLD: https://www.liquidgold.com.hk

The USA is the biggest importer of Japanese alcohol. SAKE HUNDRED plans to take its stock to major cities across the country such as New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, and more. It will subsequently branch out to the UK, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.

BULK HOMME, a Japanese skin care brand for men, is releasing a line of its popular products in France and the United Kingdom on March 20, 2020. To date, the company has focused in the Asian region, stocking shelves in Taiwan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong. This will be the first time the company makes its mark in Europe.

BULK HOMME placed top in the Hair Product category at Cosmoprof Bologna 2019 for its product “THE SHAMPOO,” held in Italy last March, making it the first Japanese men’s brand to do so. French professional footballer Kylian Mbappé was even enlisted as the global ambassador for the brand in June 2019.

The company is also using its European expansion as an opportunity to replace its outer packaging form a clear case to paper that has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. This will begin rolling out this March.

Products Releasing in France/UK

THE FACE WASH

THE TONER

THE LOTION

THE SHAMPOO

THE TREATMENT

THE SCALP SERUM

THE BUBBLE NET

BULK HOMME is aiming to be in 100 stores throughout France and the UK by March 2021, focusing on getting into upend department stores and with future plans to get into cosmetic stores.

The new Vermicular Musui–Kamado developed by AICHI DOBBY won a Gold award at the A’Design Award & Competition 2019 in Italy. The award rankings from highest to lowest are Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron. The Gold awards make up only the top 3% of all awards in the competition, making it a feat to be celebrated.

The Vermicular Musui–Kamado is a cast iron induction cooker. It is an upgrade of the Vermicular Rice Pot which was released in Japan in December 2016, adding several new settings to it including “waterless” cooking and precision cooking. The cooker was re-branded as the Musui–Kamado and hit the US market in January this year.

The cooker is also the winner of the JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.19 and 2017 Good Design in Japan as well as the iF Design Award 2019 and Red Dot Design 2019 in Germany.

With these awards, AICHI DOBBY continues to push their expert craft to the international market and place “Made in Japan” items into peoples’ homes around the world.