The festival is scheduled in May and November in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

The details ⇒http://www.ocha-festival.jp/english/

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“ The test data for radioactivity in food ” has been released by the Japan Food Marketing Structure Improvement Promotion Organization, based on press releases from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

From languages on the upper right on the site, you can choose English or other languages.

The new report about constituents of green tea has released.

Title : Effects of Green Tea Catechins and Theanine on Preventing Influenza Infection among Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

(representatives) the U.K, the USA, Russia,China, South Korea, Japan
They share information and discuss history, present condition and future of tea.
(schedule)
October 28 14:00- 17:00
Session 1 "Tea consumption and tea culture in your country"
October 29 10:30-14:00
Session 2 "popularization of green tea and effort toward the development of a tea market"
(language) English
(deadline for early application) 20 October

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"Green tea polyphenols may help ward off the neurological damage and learning and memory problems caused by the breathing disorder sleep apnea. GTPs work by counteracting oxidative stress in the brain", announced American reseachers.

<21 May, 2008 JapanTimes/ 16 May,2008 WebMD>

Whoever comes to Shizuoka O-CHA Plaza in Shizuoka City, Japan, will get a brochure titled `Discover the Tea Culture of Shizuoka' in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. World Green Tea Association have made the brochure which guides you to 12 places in Shizuoka Prefecture offering a tea culture experience.(The number is limited.)

<18, April, 08>

Women who regularly drink a lot of green tea have a lower chance of developing stomach cancer than those who do not, according to a recent study by a health ministry reseach team. What's more, there is a suspition that smorking might erase the effects, even if people drinnk a lot of green tea.

<Japan times , 26,Jan. 08>

Men who drink at least 5 cups of green tea a day stand half the risk of getting advanced prostate cancer compared with those who drink less than 1 cup a day. The new study was announced by a health mnistry reseach team.

You can witness a traditional Urasenke-style tea ceremony at Fuji-san's Sengen Taisha Okumiya Shrine where is in Shizuoka side of the mountain. The ceremony runs from 12:00-2:30 on 15 July, and has English and French instruction.Tired clibmers can unwind with free macha and Japanese confectionery. <Japan times , 6,July. 07 >

Fresh Japanese green tea leaves are available in Hawaii. A Japanese supermarket `Shirokiya' in Alamoana shopping center is selling fresh Shizuoka green tea. Shizuoka is one of the main green tea producing prefectures in Japan. Green tea leaves, such as Sencha,Funmatsu-cha,etc, are being sent by air from Japan. The leaves are available to people in the U.S.A by internet. <Asashi Shinbun, 13,Sep.06>

Maruyamaseicha won the gold prize of MONDE SELECTION 2006 for FUKAMUSHISENCHA (a kind of Japanese green tea).Maruyamaseicha is a tea-manufacturer in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka,Japan.[CHASHIMEIJIN] is made of the first plucking tea leaves grown in Shizuoka. MONDE SELECTION is one of the authoritative international awards. <Shizuoka Shinbun, 12,July.06>

Traditional tea ceremony room which Rikyu had used was reconstructed in Sakai city, Osaka. The original room was torn down after Rikyu committed hara-kiri about 420 years ago. Rikyu is one of pioners of tea celemony.

<Cyunichi Shinbun, 3,June.06>

Japanese tea ceremony room which is surrounded with tea plants is opening on 16th June in Ascona city ,Switzerland. The tea room is located on the edge of a lake. Japanese tea insutructers serve Japanese tea.

<Shizuoka Shinbun, 13,May.06>

There is a Japanese tea ceremony room in a Japanese garden located in Kaiserslautern, the southern-east area of Germany.Customers are expected to experience Japanese tea celemony.

<Mainichi Shinbun, 10,May.06>

Drinking 6 cups of Japanese Green Tea or 3 cups of coffee a day helps to reduce the risk of a particular diabetes, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology.

<Mainichi Shinbun, 23,Apr.06.>

The exhibition showcases some 80 pieces of chanoyu (tea ceremony) utensils including tea bowls, water jugs and tea caddies until May 17. It features `Ayame' , a black Raku tea bowl,one of Chojiro's masterpieces, and 'Yamazakura' ,a tea caddy accompanied with a box bearing the name inscribed by KoboriEnsyu.

This business and networking opportunity is going to start from 14th-17th March 2006 at Makuhari-Messe (Chiba prefecture). It is the biggest trade fair focusing on food around Asia-Pacific basin area. Various kinds of green tea are exhibited and promoted in the booth. Booth No.6-502

It is because Drink makers have held tea leaf stock from overseas since last year. And also new regulation is going to start this spring, which give Drink makers some duty to indicate the place of origin. As a result, consumer’s reliance can be accelerating to move for domestic production.
<The Shizuoka Shinbun, 9th, Feb.>

The ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is to expand the indication standard to Tea based drink. It appeared on 7th Feb at the place of joint conference.
<The Nihon Syokuryou Shinbun, 10th, Feb.>