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COFFEE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
With technology and machinery, Brazil and Vietnam tighten their grip on coffee trade
A towering machine rumbles through the fields of Julio Rinco's farm in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, engulfing whole coffee trees and shaking free beans that are collected by conveyor belts in its depths.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Aug 10, 2019
10 coffee shops in Tokyo that are worth the buzz
This past year, The High Grounds has covered some of the most innovative coffee in Japan. This final entry in the series is only one fanatic's list of 10 places to get your coffee fix in the capital.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Jul 13, 2019
Raising the brewing bar at Barista Training Lab Tokyo
Barista Training Lab Tokyo offers classes in brewing, roasting and tasting coffee, covering all the skills a professional barista — or interested amateur — needs to know.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jun 15, 2019
Higuma Doughnuts and Coffee Wrights hit the sweet spot in Harajuku
Higuma Doughnuts and Coffee Wrights are collaborating to offer a new line of citrusy summer doughnuts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Jun 8, 2019
Great coffee makes for a better shopping experience
Though many shops still have a 'no food or drink' rule, there are a growing number in Tokyo that offer high-quality coffee alongside curated retail products, so you can keep your shopping energy up.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
May 11, 2019
Yard Coffee & Craft Chocolate: It's all about the bean
At Yard Coffee & Craft Chocolate, father and son team up to bring bean-to-bar chocolate desserts and specialty coffee to Osaka's Tennoji neighborhood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 13, 2019
Vaughan Allison: Transforming nonessentials into essentials
Vaughan Allison on why his blood is black, his best concert memory and the most underrated area in Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Apr 13, 2019
Single O: Creating next-generation, climate-resilient coffees
Through its No Death to Coffee project, which launched in 2018, Single O and its Tokyo-based outpost, Single O Japan, hope to ensure there will always be enough coffee to drink sustainably in the future.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 16, 2019
Tough dieting choices
'A hot chocolate, please.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Mar 9, 2019
Starbucks' Reserve Roastery Tokyo is a 'coffee wonderland'
Starbucks' 3,000-square-meter Reserve Roastery Tokyo goes above and beyond in embracing local Japanese design and aesthetics, not to mention an unwavering commitment to coffee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019
Ethiopian coffee farmers are betting on blockchain to make trade fairer and boost business
On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia's capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2019
Warming and deforestation threatening coffee species, including Ethiopia's Arabica, scientists warn
Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world's wild coffee species at risk of extinction, including the popular commercial coffees Arabica and Robusta, scientists warned on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Jan 12, 2019
35Coffee: An inspired partnership between coffee and coral
35Coffee is using the profits from its coffee sales to plant new coral across Okinawa Prefecture
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 12, 2019
Simplicity rules in Starbucks' seasonal sesame creations
Starbucks Japan's "Japan Wonder Project" offers a nice snapshot of the nation's soft-power campaigns in general. This campaign, which has been going on for over a year now, celebrates Japanese flavors. The range is mostly consumed, though, by Japanese people, already familiar with the local tastes. It's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 10, 2018
The third-wave coffee boom has resulted in a new wave of java-related Japanese vocabulary
Coffee talk is more than just cream and sugar when it comes to cafes that specialize in third-wave coffee.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Dec 8, 2018
Kurasu: Yozo Otsuki's blend of coffee and lifestyle
Kurasu — a romanized rendition of the Japanese word for 'to live,' or 'lifestyle' — is a multifaceted business that combines an online shop, a monthly coffee subscription service, brick-and-mortar cafes in Kyoto and Singapore and, opening in Kyoto in December, its own roastery.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2018
El Nino may cut Colombia's rainfall by 80% in early 2019, posing fire threat: minister
The El Nino weather phenomenon could reduce rainfall in Colombia by 80 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the country's environment minister said on Tuesday, causing water shortages and forest fires.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 17, 2018
Forget Kyoto's temples, try the coffee instead
Though kissaten (old-style) coffee shops like have long been a part of Kyoto, the third-wave coffee boom has increased the number and variety of coffee shops in the city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Nov 10, 2018
Social Good Roasters: Balancing coffee and community
Social Good Roasters is a social welfare organization that specifically employees people with disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism and teaches them everything from how to sort unroasted coffee beans to the process of brewing and roasting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Oct 13, 2018
Jailhouse Coffee: Organic roasts 'to have fun with'
Founded in 2015, the playfully branded Jailhouse Coffee is an organic line of beans roasted in Queens, New York and sold throughout the U.S. — as well as Japan.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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