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 ...

Much of Japan's renowned Uji tea is produced in Minamiyamashiro ... Today, even at the age of 90, Nakanishi Sachiko tends to the farm daily. Together with her daughter Chikayo, she finds time ...

Dip into the vibrant world of Japanese tea to sample different aromas and flavors at a specialty shop. At a tea farm using a novel method, a shop owned by a former researcher selling 70 types of ...

Japan's green tea exports had surged around nine-fold to a record 29.2 billion yen ($185 million) over the 15 years through 2023, lifted mainly by matcha on the back of the increased popularity for ...

This week, we spoke with Wakoen Global, Japan’s largest tea farm, which produces premium, chemical-free tea, combining ...

Jintaro Yamamoto runs a 180-year-old tea farm, one of the oldest in Uji, Japan. We visited his farm to find out what makes ceremonial-grade matcha so exceptional? And why it's so expensive.

Japan's tea production, on the other hand, dropped by over 20 per cent during the same period, reflecting the ageing farm population and a nearly 40 per cent decline in the average annual spending ...

commonly consumed in Japan, to boost tea exports, according to farm ministry sources. It seeks to capitalize on the booming market abroad for matcha, often used in desserts and drinks, to make up for ...

The value of Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 3.7 percent in 2024 from a year earlier to 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion), setting a new record, driven by growing ...

But prospects are different for Japan’s exporters of “wagyu” beef, green tea, and premium fruits and ... The government aims to boost farm exports further to 5 trillion yen by 2030, and ...