At Kuramoto Ice in Kanazawa, water is slowly frozen for days before craftsmen cut the crystal-clear blocks into precise shapes for cocktails served around the world.

KANAZAWA, Sept 6 — In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world’s trendiest...

At Kuramoto Ice in Kanazawa, water is slowly frozen for days before craftsmen cut the crystal-clear blocks into precise shapes for cocktails served around the world.