Some Japanese sake brands are displayed in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, before a news conference on UNESCO's recognition of Japan's sake making as "intangible cultural heritage of humanity," announced in Paraguay. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

A person prepares for a display as he pours Japanese sake into a wooden cup traditionally used to drink sake, in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, before a news conference on UNESCO's recognition of Japan's sake making as "intangible cultural heritage of humanity," announced in Paraguay. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Shinuemon Konishi, president of the Preservation Society of Japanese Koji-based Sake-making craftsmanship, responds to a reporter's question during a news conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, as a video feed, background, shows a group of Japanese people including Konishi early in the morning celebrate UNESCO's recognition of Japan's sake making as "intangible cultural heritage of humanity," announced in Paraguay. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Hitoshi Utsunomiya, right, director of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, responds to a reporter's question as Shinuemon Konishi, president of the Preservation Society of Japanese Koji-based Sake-making craftsmanship, listens during a news conference on UNESCO's recognition of Japan's sake making as "intangible cultural heritage of humanity," announced in Paraguay, in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

A bottle of a Japanese sake brand and wooden cups traditionally used to drink sake are prepared for decorations in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, before a news conference on UNESCO's recognition of Japan's sake making as "intangible cultural heritage of humanity," announced in Paraguay. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)