Japan’s dated, smoky cafes unfazed by Starbucks' success


A barista at coffee shop Cafe de L'Ambre in Tokyo's fashion district Ginza brewing a cup of coffee. - Photos AFP

Old-time connoisseur says the way American chain makes its coffee is ‘totally wrong’.

Above the converging crowds at the famous Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo glows the unmissable bright green sign of Starbucks, a magnet that pulls in a steady stream of hip, young Japanese.

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