{"id":891353,"date":"2026-09-14T05:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891353\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T05:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:52:15","slug":"asian-games-overseas-boxers-treated-to-matcha-event-in-nishio-japans-aichi-prefecture-asia-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891353\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games: Overseas boxers treated to matcha event in Nishio, Japan\u2019s Aichi Prefecture \u2013 Asia News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#999 !important\">  September 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>TOKYO \u2013 Overseas boxers competing in the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 were treated to Nishio\u2019s matcha, as the host city for boxing matches in Aichi Prefecture showcased its local specialty.<\/p>\n<p>The Nishio Tea Cooperative Association and the municipal government organized the event on Thursday to showcase the appeal of matcha, the finely ground green tea powder.<\/p>\n<p>Boxers and team officials were invited to the event, which was held at the hotel where about 200 boxers and others from 12 countries and regions \u2014 including Thailand, Bahrain, the Philippines and Kazakhstan \u2014 are staying.<\/p>\n<p>The athletes, who visited in between practicing, watched intently as an official of the cooperative whisked matcha with a chasen bamboo whisk. They were pleasantly surprised by its rich aroma and distinct taste.<\/p>\n<p>A female boxer representing Jordan appeared delighted with her first taste of matcha, noting that it went down more smoothly than anticipated and that its sweet fragrance refreshed her.<\/p>\n<p>An Afghan boxer also seemed impressed, commenting that she sensed the spirit of Japanese culture in the tea\u2019s subtle sweetness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 14, 2026 TOKYO \u2013 Overseas boxers competing in the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 were treated to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":891354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-891353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}