Merry White Coffee in Japan has a complicated calculus of value. The organization of coffee consumption focuses on three “highs:” high quality, high “production” and high cost. In each of these there are cultural storylines shaping ideas of value in production and consumption. There are also many surprising stories. Japan is third in imports of […]
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Abstracts
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