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Jul2720260Leo Kwan
United States: Air Mail resumes & New Tariff
Good news first Japan Post has finally updated their service to be able to pay the different tariff according to…
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Jul012026Leo Kwan
Remembering Old Hong Kong series: Old Hong Kong Pou Nei
Old Hong Kong as a trading centre For most of the 20th century until the 1980’s, the not so delicate…
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May192026Leo Kwan
Single harvest matcha? A demystification
A matcha exporter company from Japan? Not long ago, an entity with a very authoritative name, conveying something like a…
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May052026Leo Kwan
Green teas: Fresh harvests
The status of green teas, as of May 1, 2026 Working directly with producers scattered across a broad geographic locations…
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Jan022026Leo Kwan
Tokoname Chachū — Japanese artisan handmade kyūsu teapots
For choosing more serious infusion vessels, although we have been focusing mainly on Yixing teapots, it is hard to resist…
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Nov292025Tea Hong
How to clean a new Yixing teapot
A tea pot made with a porous clay material, such as a Yixing, or an unglazed earthenware would absorb in…
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Aug122025Leo Kwan
End of de minimus for USA
Japan to USA — tax will be required for parcels arriving on August 29 Starting from August 29, small commercial…
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Aug022025Leo Kwan
The status of production and prices of tea in Japan
Before we discuss the actual situation, please allow me to quote from a June 2025 report from Kyoto Tea Industry…
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Jun282025Leo Kwan
Antithesis of my TCM rules: Cold infusing a Japanese green tea
Hakone hot spring resort Twelve summers ago, after getting off at a wrong train stop in a hot spring bath…
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May302025Leo Kwan
Making the most of the leaves — making tea that touches deep
A private message A few nights ago, the customer who had left the most number of reviews on our site,…
