TOKYO (AP) — Clad in an elegant kimono of pale green, tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kaneko uses a tiny wooden spoon to place a speck of matcha into a porcelain bowl. She froths up the special powdered ...

At Ever, a contemporary fine dining restaurant in Chicago with two Michelin stars, one of the most memorable drinks on the non-alcoholic pairing menu is a hot gyokuro kukicha from Uji, Japan, steeped ...

The name itself, which means "lightly roasted tea" in Japanese, is still unfamiliar to many -- but some say this tea may ...

Share on Pinterest A cup of green tea or roasted green tea before undergoing a mental task could help improve performance, a new study shows. Image credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Roasted ...

Japanese exports of powdered green tea surged last year by 75% compared to 2023, a pace likely to increase as the country ...

Just over 2 pounds of hand-rolled green tea leaves from Japan sold for a record-breaking 1.96 million yen—or about $15,500—at auction on Monday as fuel and material costs rise, according to Kyodo News ...

From Kyoto’s misty hills to Tokyo’s TikTok cafes, the matcha boom has gone global – and Japan’s ageing tea farmers are ...

TOKYO — Japanese green tea, esteemed around the world for its purity and health-enhancing properties, has become contaminated with radiation, as fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant ...

China is stepping up production of matcha to meet increasing global demand for the finely ground green tea product.