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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a top contender to become the next premier, downplayed criticism on Friday over his ministry's handling of a licensing deal for a prized grape ...

A rise in demand is making it feasible for some Australian grapes to be on sale in South-East Asia within 48 hours of being dispatched.

Japanese wines are gaining attention in the global market these days. A powerful figure behind the rapid growth of Japanese wine is the American vintner, Bruce Gutlove.

Visitors to a hot spring in central Japan will soon be able to snack on $460 grapes, or rather, grape. That’s after the manager of a chain of hot spring hotels in Ishikawa Prefecture, on the northern ...

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 ...

Grape picking has started at the tourist farm "Shorenji-ko Kanko-mura" in the city of Nabari, Mie Prefecture. In summer, the "Delaware" variety with small grapes is ready to eat, and in autumn, the ...

Japan PM Contender Koizumi Seeks to Quash Criticism Over Prized Grape By Kaori Kaneko and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a top contender to become the next ...