Budget-friendly chain uses Japan’s best green tea for menu so mouthwatering we’re ready to eat them as our main course.
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Japanese sweets and teas every bit as elegant and colorful as Kyoto itself.
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It’s a tale of two kombuchas as Mr. Sato tries a canned kombucha imported from the U.S. that startles his taste buds and blows his mind.
Even if you defend the concept of such a thing, you’ll find that this isn’t even a good plastic bottle bottom cap.
Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback.
Starbucks Japan has unveiled another unique beverage — this time a roasted green tea-based Frappuccino that shines golden!
What color is your cup of tea? Well … bright blue, if you use these unique frog-shaped teabags from ocean-teabag!
The next new trend for gourmets is green tea pastes, in four differently coloured tea varieties.
Colorful spring creations from Kyoto green tea confectioner are not only sweet to taste but a delight to behold!




















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7-Eleven Japan adds new cold soup smoothies to its convenience store drinks range
New Studio Ghibli washi tape adds anime flair to Japanese stationery
Japan’s foreign resident population hits record high as Japanese population hits record low
New service lets Tokyo tourists display their faces on giant screen at Japan’s busiest intersection
Okayama man arrested for catching butterflies in central Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away earrings featuring mysterious anime bathhouse character
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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New service lets Tokyo tourists display their faces on giant screen at Japan’s busiest intersection
Okayama man arrested for catching butterflies in central Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away earrings featuring mysterious anime bathhouse character
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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