Japanese tea reveals itself slowly as a companion to daily life. For travelers arriving in Japan, tea is often one of the first tastes offered and one of the most enduring memories taken home. But ...

Tokyo — 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 ...

Much like India, Japan is also a tea nation. Unlike us, who drink milk-based, sugar-loaded concoctions, Japanese people prefer herbal tea, especially after meals, to aid digestion. In many restaurants ...

Behind every cup is a story of patience, skill, and culture. This is how Japan’s most famous tea is carefully grown, processed, and prepared.

I first fell in love with Japanese culture during my first trip to Japan as a primary school student. However, I never expected to live here until I c ...

When ITO EN North America moved its headquarters to North Texas after 20 years in New York, it joined the likes of Honda, 7-Eleven, and NTT Data Services as Japanese companies bolstering the region’s ...