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Japanese Tea GI Registration—Critical Juncture for Brand Defense

The Japanese government is moving to defend the tea brand globally by adding 'Japanese tea' to geographical indication (GI) protection, targeting counterfeit products as a green-tea matcha boom accelerates worldwide. The strategy aims to block imitation goods, but domestic tea farmers continue to decline in numbers, presenting a structural challenge to sustaining production capacity and authenticity.

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【日本茶ＧＩ登録】ブランド防衛へ正念場 - 下野新聞社

Japanese Tea GI Registration—Critical Juncture for Brand Defense
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  • Government strategy: GI protection for 'Japanese tea' to combat counterfeits in global matcha-driven green-tea market.
  • Policy context: Japan moving defensively as international matcha demand surges, particularly in Western markets.
  • Supply concern: Domestic tea farmer population in steady decline, undermining long-term brand and production security.

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“As a global green-tea boom centered on matcha picks up speed, the government is drawing a strategy to add 'Japanese tea' to GI protection targets and block counterfeit products.”
世界で抹茶を中心とした緑茶ブームの風が吹く中、地理的表示（ＧＩ）保護の対象に「日本茶」を加え、模倣品をはねのける戦略を描く。
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