Lewis Perin wrote:
> crymad > writes:

>>>> http://www.katagiri.com/ctlg/jpgf/l/l2051.htm

>> Actually, as soft drink refreshment not to be dwelled on,
>> they are perfectly acceptable. In the wintertime, when you
>> can get cans toasty hot straight out of the vending machine,
>> they are salvation on the street. As for the source of the
>> leaves, I couldn't say. Certainly not Japan, that's for sure
>> -- they're too costly for this sort of utilitarian drink.
>
> Are they pre-sweetened?

Lord, no. Japanese don't put sugar in Chinese or Japanese teas.
But coffee and India tea, that's another matter.

--crymad