SAYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Tea waste that would otherwise have relatively little value is being repurposed into a beer product and an ecologically friendly tumbler in this renowned tea-producing ...

Yet, Ryutaro Matoba, who grows Sayama tea here, reckons he has found the perfect formula to appeal to the vast market that the subcontinent offers. Matoba, 41, credits his good fortune to Abhishek ...