Demand for "Awa bancha" green tea growing for health effects

Demand for "Awa bancha" fermented green tea, pictured in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2015, has been growing sharply since a television program took up its favorable effects on health in June. Awa bancha, fermented with lactic acid bacteria, is produced in a few locations in the western Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo