Participants from around the world attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Tokyo were treated to award-winning sake during a hospitality event in the glitzy Ginza shopping district on Oct. 11.
Mainly organized by restaurant owners in Ginza, the Ginza Shoku no Omotenashi Event had Born Chogin (Special Reserve) and Born Nihon no Tsubasa (Wing of Japan) available, part of Katoukichibee Shouten Co.'s Born sake series.
"Born," written in a single kanji character, means "purity" and "striking truth" in Sanskrit. Japanese connotations include "creation" and "future vision."
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