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Foreign Tourists Drive Matcha Frenzy

Sep 01 (News On Japan) - Foreign demand for Japan’s matcha has surged to unprecedented levels, pushing prices sharply higher and prompting talk of a ‘bubble’. Producers are reaping gains, but some in the industry warn that sustained price increases could accelerate a drift away from tea among Japanese consumers.

The boom has spread overseas as well, with matcha-based businesses taking off in places such as Dubai.

Overseas, entrepreneurs are treating the boom as a business opportunity and launching new ventures. On the production side, growers say they are simply pleased to see matcha being enjoyed around the world in any form.

Source: KTV NEWS

Why Did a Wooden Home in Tokyo Collapse?

A two-story wooden house collapsed in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward on the night of September 30th, with experts suggesting that the ground beneath the property, rather than the building itself, gave way, likely due to a cracked retaining wall.

Hokkaido Saw Record-Breaking Rainfall in Just Six Hours

Heavy rainfall battered parts of Hokkaido, with some areas receiving more than a month’s worth of precipitation in only six hours, prompting flood warnings and evacuation advisories. Meteorologists are saying the downpour was the result of a combination of unstable atmospheric conditions and moist air flowing in from the sea.

Kamakura Introduces Bathing Tax to Tackle Overtourism

Kamakura City in Kanagawa Prefecture has approved the introduction of a bathing tax, but the measure is drawing strong criticism from local hot spring operators since only two facilities fall under the new levy.

Osaka Introduces First Nationwide Cap on ATM Transfers

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Shinjiro Koizumi Mass Resignation Scandal in Kanagawa

A bombshell report has surfaced in Kanagawa Prefecture, the political base of Shinjiro Koizumi, where as many as 826 members of the Liberal Democratic Party aligned with the Takaichi faction were treated as having resigned from the party without their consent, according to an investigation by the weekly magazine Bunshun.

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