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All-Japan Push for Sustainable Tea Production Launches: Japanese Tea GI Promotion Committee Established
Japan's tea industry has unified behind a new National GI (Geographical Indication) framework, with the Japanese Tea GI Promotion Committee established on August 27 to address supply imbalances and support domestic producers. As matcha exports surge and tencha conversion accelerates, domestic sencha production has fallen and prices have climbed; imported green tea is filling demand gaps at lower cost. The committee aims to expand consumption across all price tiers—premium exp…
日本茶の持続可能な生産へオールジャパンの取り組み始動 日本茶GI推進委員会が設立 日本茶GI応援アンバサダーに有村架純さん - 食品新聞 WEB版
Key points
- Japanese Tea GI Promotion Committee launched August 27; includes producers, distributors, exporters, regional associatio…
- Sencha shortage and price spike driven by tencha conversion for matcha export; imported green tea expanding in volume an…
- Itoen rolling out GI-marked 'Ootori Ocha' from September 21; 72 GI applications filed as of October 16 (approx. 500 prod…
- Committee strategy: widen price range from premium to affordable Japanese tea; boost GI-mark recognition to guide consum…
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The numbers
GI applications filed: 72 cases
GI-marked products: 約500品
Itoen GI rollout date: September 21
What they said
“High prices for Japanese tea are not good—they shrink the consumer base. The foundation must be making Japanese tea accessible and enjoyable to everyone at home.”
（日本茶の）価格が高いというのは決していいことではない。その反動で消費の裾野が減ってしまう。基本は国内でいろいろな方たちに身近に日本茶を楽しんでいただきたい。
“Each region faces challenges. As we overcome them and exports expand, we established the GI committee as an all-Japan effort to advance Japanese Tea GI.”
様々な課題が各産地にある。そのことを克服しながら、対外的に（輸出が）進んでいるこの時期に、日本茶GIをオールジャパンの取り組みとして進めていこうという思いで日本茶GI推進委員会が発足した
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