Another clever packaging design trick you’ll find in Japanese supermarkets involves shampoo and conditioner bottles. Shampoo ...

But some parts of the world see the sweeter possibilities in a sandwich. Japan has been serving up fruit slices between sliced bread for at least a century. Fruit sandwiches, also known as fruit ...

“I made up my mind to reduce their cultivation starting next year,” he said. In Japan, fruit-bearing pear trees were planted over 9,820 hectares in the 2023 production year, down about 20 ...

Mikan is the Japanese name for the fruit Citrus unshiu, a type of mandarin, which is popular among Japanese people for its health benefits and sweet, fruity taste. The Maana mikan are known for a ...

Japan has shown keen interest in more Philippine products, including the popular barako coffee with its uniquely strong aroma ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan Fruit and Vegetables Export Promotion Council, in cooperation with The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO), is collaborating with the popular ...

The weak yen is not helping the situation. The Japan Fruit Juice Association says prices of imported orange juice surged last year by more than 50 percent in yen terms. Officials with Morinaga ...

The price of imported orange juice used in their products saw a drastic surge due to an ongoing poor harvest of the fruit in Brazil, the main exporter to Japan. The recent currency fluctuation is ...

So what is it that makes this fruit so expensive? From the Yubari King to the Andes, the Higo green melon, and many more, melons are grown up and down Japan, and they're serious business.