The government is considering measures to prompt Japanese green tea farmers to shift more production to "tencha" leaves that can be ground into matcha powder, from "sencha," commonly consumed in Japan ...

A global Japanese food boom and the weak yen propelled ... By export item, rice posted a 27.8 percent jump and green tea registered a 24.6 percent spike. Beef exports also rose 12.1 percent.

However, the opportunity to work at a matcha farm in Japan for a month stood out. Tea was an integral part of my childhood. Growing up in New York, my mom would bring my sister and me to Flushing ...

One of the world’s largest producers of green tea, ITO EN, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has been contributing to this research, studying the effects of the beverage on cognitive function and ...

Japan's green tea exports had surged nearly ninefold to ... reflecting the ageing farm population and a nearly 40 per cent decline in the average annual spending on green tea per household ...