Download or read book Global Coffee and Cultural Change in Modern Japan written by Helena Grinshpun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the impact in Japan of the rise of global coffee chains and the associated coffee culture. Based on extensive original research, the book discusses the cultural context of Japan, where tea-drinking has been culturally important, reports on the emergence of the new coffee shop consumer experience, and reflects on the link between consumption and identity, on cultural fantasies about modern, Western, or global lifestyles, on the effects of global standardization, and on much more.