An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended Japan’s traditional knowledge and skills for making sake and “shochu” distilled spirits be included in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, putting their listing on course for formal endorsement later this year, Japan’s culture agency said Tuesday. Once formally adopted by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s intergovernmental committee session from Dec. 2 to 7 in Asuncion, Paraguay, they will become Japan’s 23rd entry on the list. Traditional sake brewing is an ancient technique for fermenting rice and other ingredients usi…