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The government is considering measures to prompt Japanese green tea farmers to shift more production to tencha leaves that can be ground into matcha powder, from sencha, commonly consumed in Japan, to ...

The nine Korean smugglers who took the statue out of Japan also stole a standing Buddha statue in stone, but Korean prosecutors returned it in 2015, as there was no evidence that it originated in ...

TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): The Japanese government is considering measures to encourage green tea farmers to shift more production to "tencha" leaves, which can be ground into matcha powder ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make a temporary return to its original home. The 14th-century Korean ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, a mold that’s long been used in Japan for starting fermentation.Credit...Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon ...

Japan prides itself on its hospitality, and nowhere is this more clear than in the cultural practice of tea ceremonies. Highly formal and imbued with meaning, the simple act of offering a guest ...

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