HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Chen Weijen, a Taiwanese who came to Shimane Prefecture in 2008 as an exchange student because of his interest in Japanese mythology, discovered another interest once he arrived, sake.
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Chen Weijen exports his sake to Taiwan and Hong Kong, and is about to make his first shipment to Singapore. (Photo by Toshihiro Naganuma)
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Chen Weijen, a Taiwanese who came to Shimane Prefecture in 2008 as an exchange student because of his interest in Japanese mythology, discovered another interest once he arrived, sake.