This picture taken on June 6, 2025 shows manager of Jugetsudo tea store Shigehito Nishikida making a bowl of matcha in Tokyo. With its deep grassy aroma, intense colour and pick-me-up effects, the popularity of matcha “has grown just exponentially over the last decade, but much more so in the last two to three years”, the 40-year-old explained. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)
