If alcohol is the oil that keeps the Japanese society lubricated, coffee is what powers the people.

The kissaten (coffee shop) is an icon in Japan. You would think that Japanese get their coffee at these places. Wrong. Those places are for hanging out.

Starbucks introduced the coffee craze in 1996.

Doutor Coffee has built the largest chain in Japan with 1,479 outlets.

McDonald’s sold 120 million cups of the brown juice in 2007, enough for every person in Japan to have at least one cup and up from 95 million the year before.

Japan’s favorite coffee stops-

5. Mister Donut

4. Starbucks

3. Mos Burger

2. Doutor

1. McDonalds

More people prefer Ronald as their barista than any other.

The secret - high quality coffee beans from Ethiopia combined with beans from three other countries to make Makudonarudo’s “Premium Roast Coffee.”

Where do you go to get your morning boost?

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