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TEA

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 9, 2017
Michael Drzmisek Sozui: 'Come share a bowl of matcha'
A tea master explains the comforts of a three-tatami-room teahouse.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 3, 2017
It's all about the convenience
Always in the fast lane? Here are some neat ideas for those who don't like to fuss around.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 17, 2017
Shizuoka firm promises good luck in every cup of its green tea
A tea wholesale store based in the city of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, has developed a technology to ensure a tea stem floats vertically — an omen of good fortune widely believed by Japanese.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 18, 2017
Needs no explanation
'What is that taste? Barley?'
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Feb 5, 2017
Efforts afoot to revive Japan's traditional small tea farms by offering global reach
Japanese green tea, known for its health benefits and centuries-old brewing and serving rituals, has won the hearts and taste buds of people around the world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 21, 2017
Chanoyu master Randy Channell Soei: The way of tea 'offers a whole other life'
Tea ceremony expert on the importance of guests.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Feb 26, 2016
Gokan: Tea and cake for modernist samurai
In Kitahama, just north of Umeda, there are two rather stately teahouses within cake-throwing distance of each other. Kitahama Retro is where you'll want to go if you like crustless cucumber sandwiches, afternoon tea and Edwardian cosplay. But don't let the pretense fool you, it's a great teahouse.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 12, 2015
Food for thought: A traditional Okinawan diet may help prolong life
The view that, if there is a Garden of Eternal Life, it is likely located in Okinawa, may be a touch exaggerated but few places offer better models for the correlation between food, health and longevity than Japan's southern islands.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 10, 2015
Soren Bisgaard: 'There is more to chadō than meets the eye'
Danish tea master on philosophy, tranquility and leaving everything behind
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2015
Climate change sparks tension in India's tea gardens
Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in India's Assam.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 18, 2015
Mastering the art of partaking in a tea ceremony
"Cold, withered, shrunken."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jan 27, 2015
No kitsch tag for Kitahama Retro's delight
If in some yet-to-be-explained plot twist the British TV show "Downton Abbey" winds up in Osaka, expect Kitahama Retro to play a starring role. It's period perfect — right down to the maid in her pinafore, the linen curtains, silver-service tea sets and giant egg omelet sandwich. It's a recipe for...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Dec 30, 2014
Niigata home brews enhance teatime
Goushi Iijima sits in front of the irori ( a traditional ash fireplace), his back ramrod straight yet somehow deeply relaxed. With measured, fluid movements, he pours cold-infused green tea into delicate clear glass cups set on lacquerware saucers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2011
Warm up with these winter drinks trends
Milking the current trends, beverage makers unveil their winter lineups, perfect for warming you up on a cold winter day.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 8, 2011
You want that green tea to go?
Green tea is traditionally a drink to be savored slowly, but new innovations are targeting people on the go.
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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