Japanese tea and matcha research in English
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Tea catechins inactivate SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses
Researchers discovered that tea catechins rapidly inactivate SARS-CoV-2, and under specific conditions generate compounds with broad-spectrum antiviral activity against diverse viruses. The study identifies the compound structure, mechanism of action, and validates efficacy in animal models.
Chemistry & Compounds · Health & Clinical
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Uji tea merchants pivot to matcha supply
A geographic study of Uji tea merchants showing how the matcha boom shifted their business from sencha to tencha, with most now supplying matcha to food companies while some pivot to direct retail.
How Uji keeps hand-picked tencha alive
A geographic study of how Uji sustains traditional hand-picked tencha (matcha raw leaf) production as pickers age out and urbanization shrinks tea gardens, with growers, cooperatives and government scrambling to secure labor or switch to machine harvest.
Cultivation & Genetics
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Shizuoka · Overseas · Market & Trade
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Tencha present and future: 2024 final report
Final installment of a Shizuoka tea trade journal series analyzing the state and outlook of Japan's tencha industry in 2024.
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Kyushu (other) · Growing & Harvest · Industry
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Uji frost damage rising with climate shift
Uji first-flush frost damage is rising as warmer Marches trigger early budbreak while Aprils trend cooler.
Study on Japan's tencha production trends
Academic paper examines the trajectory and scientific properties of Japan's domestic matcha and tencha production.
Central & Western Japan · Research · Matcha
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