Female Toji Brewing in Japan
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•Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake
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Only 33 female toji are registered in Japan ’s Toji Guild Association out of more than a thousand breweries nationwide.
Women were largely excluded from sake production until after World War II .
The gradual breakdown of gender barriers has created space for more women to work in sake production.
Sake is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold , which converts starch into sugar.
Japan 's sake industry has seen a steady decline since its peak in the 1970s .
Today ’s total production volume is about a quarter of what it was 50 years ago .
Koten is among many Japanese breweries trying to find a wider market both domestically and abroad.
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