Isshiki Matcha is the latest business venture of 25-year-old Angel Zheng, who started her career as a fashion influencer. Zheng credits the Japanese concept of "ikigai" for helping her find purpose ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Originating in China but made popular in Japan, matcha has taken over the menus of coffee shops and bakeries around the world, with ...

Blank Street started in 2020 as a coffee shop operated out of a single cart in Williamsburg. Just five years later, it’s a chain with more than 90 global locations that’s become almost more well-known ...

Angel Zheng is relying on the Japanese principle of "ikigai" to turn her passion for matcha — a powdered green tea with a unique taste and purported health benefits — into building what she hopes will ...