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One of Japan’s most recognizable cultural practices – the Japanese tea ceremony, known as chanoyu, or chadō – is being reshaped by tourism, wellness culture and social media. Matcha, the Japanese ...

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Tea ceremony classes in Japan are bearing the brunt of an acute shortage of matcha as a recent global boom in green tea has led to soaring prices of the product. While the farm ministry is seeking to ...

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has led to soaring prices of the product. While the farm ministry is seeking to increase production of tencha, a tea leaf typically ground into matcha powder, the industry has struggled to respond as ...