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Top storyMatcha Supply Crisis: Why Japan’s Green Tea Is Running Short
抹茶 (Matcha, powdered green tea) is facing a real supply crunch, and it’s hitting Japan’s best-known green tea from the inside out. The boom in global demand has collided with slow production, fragile supply chains, and a…
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