Where Japanese Go to Buy Coffee

April 16, 2008 - 1:32 am by Bill Belew in Culture, Product  

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 [...]