In Japan, fruits that line storefronts remind us of the seasons. As the season changes from summer to autumn, every fruit bears a story. On a remote southern island, merchants gather at a fruit ...

The melons are only grown in Shizuoka prefecture, in central Japan, and can cost you ... At the start of the season, the perfect first fruits are auctioned off and are often sought after as ...

Apples and mandarin oranges in winter. Japan is blessed with mouthwatering seasonal fruit throughout the year. And yet, fruit consumption remains relatively low. The health ministry’s latest ...

Fruit and vegetable farmers face ... of foreign technical intern trainees involved in seasonal farm work are facing problems entering Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a worst-case ...