KANZAWA, Japan - A bunch of 24 Ruby Roman grapes was sold Tuesday for 1.2 million yen — the equivalent of about $11,000 U.S. dollars, or $450 per grape — at the first auction of the season in the ...

The variety of juicy grape that Yuki Nakamura is harvesting as the sun rises over his farm took scientists 33 years to develop and can sell for $100 a bunch in Tokyo department stores. But in the view ...

TOKYO—Japan Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has asked the Philippines to start importing Japanese grapes, including a cultivar that has grown in global popularity and price in recent years.

In the view of Japanese farmers and officials, the chunky emerald-green Shine Muscat, one of many fruit varieties created by Japan, has been 'stolen' by China and ...