In fact, my New Year’s resolution for 2025 is to cut back on my caffeine intake with better-for-me options, like matcha. I have one dilemma, though: I don’t want to buy a matcha every morning ...

experienced a brief shipment delay of matcha powder around May due to production delays in Japan. The Tokyo-based firm has three retail outlets here. But its director Takahiro Yumisaki said that ...

The Palace Hotel Tokyo knows it carries a heavy name. Situated directly across from the Imperial Palace in the affluent Marunouchi district ... Jugetsudo teas with nambu-tekki cast iron teapots, ...

Step into Japan’s historic charm with a tour of Tokyo’s Edo-inspired eateries, a trip to Kanazawa, one of Japan’s best-preserved Edo cities, and more. We host an exclusive interview with YouTuber ...

The Marunouchi Building's lobby display this winter, in collaboration with Super Mario, features the dynamism of items flying up from the Question Blocks that Mario hits. The lighting show will be ...

Tokyo is tackling its low birth rate by offering government employees a four-day workweek starting in April. Governor Koike hopes this initiative, along with flexible work hours for parents, will ...

Close up of an unrecognizable woman holding a cup of matcha tea with green foam. Replacing coffee with a healthy matcha. As I was browsing through my social media feed this morning, enjoying my ...

Matcha’s new-found fame on TikTok and Instagram, coupled with a surge in tourism to Japan, has led to an unexpected shortage of the beloved powdered green tea. Several matcha stores in Japan ...

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The policy applies to the more than 160,000 employees of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, one of Japan's largest employers. "We will continue to review work styles flexibly to ensure that women ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three days off every week. It separately announced another policy that will allow parents ...