Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2012

Getting up and standing up is much easier after a cup of Joe, especially when the brew in question is Marley Coffee (www.marleycoffee.jp), newly available in Japan as of the Rastafarian reggae man’s birthday on February 6. Several of Marley’s other kids are continuing their dad’s mission through music, while his son Rohan’s stated aim is to do it through selling organic and fairtrade products. Presumably he’s focusing on the “Stir It Up” aspect of Bob’s oeuvre. Buy your Marley Coffee online; at various shops such as Kaldi and Parco; and at events and markets like the Farmers’ Market at UNU in Aoyama. Or quaff it at Lampada II (Nakano) or Bar Bonobo cafés in Shibuya.