The tea ceremony is a 400-year-old ritual for serving green tea. But in Japan’s techno-centric society (increasingly fueled by coffee) can the tea ceremony survive? Studio 360’s Jenny Lawton talked with tea masters, old and young. (Originally aired: January 30, 2009)
Some conservative circles in Europe are looking to the American Tea Party movement for inspiration and with some envy. But the European right and the American right don’t always see eye to eye. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.
The answers to today’s Geo Quiz are the 5 countries that produce most of the world’s tea. The answers, according to a United Nations database, are China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Nishio in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The area is known for its green tea plantations. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from green tea executive Shiro Nobunaga.
