The Friday 5 #67 Japanese special

The secret of Japan’s best steak, the crispiest of crispy rice and what must be the world’s best lemon liqueur

I could actually do a Friday 15 from Japan, never mind a Friday 5, there’s so much to write about. But not enough time, sadly for me. Tho’ maybe fortunately for you as you probably wouldn’t have time to read it all.

So let me pick out a few things . . .

The main purpose of the trip, on which I was invited by the Japanese brewer Akashi Tai, was to learn ab…