Editor’s note: This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese ... (greeting tea). It offers a single tea bag enclosed in a tiny card ...

The handmade postcard measures 14.3 centimeters by 9 cm, slightly smaller than the “nengajo” New Year’s greeting postcard currently issued by Japan Post Co. Takao, 71, an adviser to a ...