Matcha mania turns the green powder into gold

A recent surge in matcha’s popularity has led to a global matcha shortage, driven by soaring demand and limited production in Japan, where high-quality matcha is grown. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images TOKYO — When Chitose Nagao retired after nearly three decades in advertising to start a matcha cafe, she never imagined lines…

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The Americans still playing at the 2025 US Open

Aug 30, 2025, 04:54 PM ET After an overwhelmingly impressive season for the Americans overall, expectations and hopes were sky-high for the year’s final major. Four different American women had reached the previous four major finals, and several American men had breakthrough summers. It felt like the US Open was shaping up to be something…

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