In the java war, if there's a nook, there's a coffee shop.

(From International Herald Tribune (Herald Asahi))

Starbucks Coffee sets up tiny stands; for others, the line between cafes and fast food blurs. The Asahi Shimbun No one craves coffee like an office worker on deadline

Starbucks Coffee, familiar with the business this kind of yearning can stimulate, is prepared to operate from a hole in the wall to get it

The Seattle-based coffee chain is not alone. Crosstown rival Tully's Coffee and major domestic chains already ply their trade from prominent locations in commercial districts across the country

The chains are coming up with new ways to infiltrate Tokyo's business districts, squeezing into …