A research group led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully developed a ...

A team from Okayama University of Science has developed a new wine grape variety, “Muscat Shiragai.” A team of researchers ...

YOICHI, Japan (Reuters) -Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir ...

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 — A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan on Monday, with a single bunch fetching as much as $910. A Japanese hotel manager paid that amount, or about $26 per grape, for a 11/2-pound ...

Grown in just one country in the world, one bunch of these Japanese grapes can sell for $90 to $450. Ruby Roman grapes are evaluated on three qualities: their uniform color, size, and taste, all of ...

In Yoichi, on Japan's Hokkaido island, the warming climate that once helped produce award-winning pinot noir grapes is now ...

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 ...

At a farm in the Ventura town of Fillmore, a family is growing Japanese table grapes. Like Concord grapes, they are big and juicy. But, they have a unique flavor and aroma. You can find Magical Grapes ...

A bunch of grapes sold for $11,000 USD (1.2 million yen) at an auction in Japan on Tuesday. Yes, that's $11,000 for grapes. But it's not just any regular fruit. These were "Ruby Roman" grapes, a ...