Japan's green tea exports, including matcha, rose 25% by value to 36.4 billion yen ($252 million) in 2024, driven largely by ...

Travelling around Japan recently, I was struck by the reverence for tea - such a simple and humble drink - and how this permeated culture, conversation and cuisine.

Reina Sakao is a fourth-generation tea house and Urasenke tea instructor who trained at the Urasenke School in Japan where her family owns and operates a tea plantation in Shizuoka.

The number of tea plantations in Japan has fallen to a quarter of what it was 20 years ago, as farmers age and find it difficult to secure successors, he added.

Kyushu - Japan's Green Tea Plantations 07/02/2015 Can Kazuo Watanbe withstand the increasing competitive pressure at the Kogoshima Tea Exchange in Japan? He has devoted his whole life to tea.

Two (cultures) for tea The Japan Craze and Western Art 1880-1920, through Aug. 8, 2010, at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park 407-645-5311 www ...

Having conquered the country, the Japanese established the first commercial tea plantation there to grow the coveted leaves and ship them back to Japan.

At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom. "In the past two or ...

Amid the rising demand, the number of tea plantations in Japan has fallen to a quarter of what it was 20 years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom.

LOS ANGELES: At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom.