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 ...

The global love affair with matcha is driving up demand and prices as Japan struggles to produce enough of the green tea powder. Global demand for matcha is skyrocketing, but Japan’s limited ...

Matcha, the green tea popular for centuries in Japan, has crossed the Pacific Ocean. Tea sales in the U.S. have increased five-fold in 25 years, to more than $10 billion dollars. Americans still ...

UJI, Japan >> Matcha lovers, brace your wallets! Record temperatures in Japan have curbed matcha green tea production this year, straining supplies and driving prices to all-time highs amid booming ...

Matcha is grown from the same plant as common green tea, known as Camellia sinensis, but this doesn't mean that matcha and green tea are one and the same. Matcha is grown with special techniques by ...

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 ...