ALBAWABA - The prized Shine Muscat grapes, a culmination of 33 years of scientific research, are causing a stir in Japan's agricultural community. Devel ...

“There are genome sequences that only the Shine Muscat has, so we can check whether (a grape) has such a sequence and determine whether it is a Shine Muscat,” Shimada said. Japan tightened its ...

A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan on Monday, with a single bunch fetching as much as 100,000 yen ($910). A Japanese hotel manager paid that amount, or about 2,860 yen ($26) per ...

TOKYO -- A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan on Monday, with a single bunch fetching as much as 100,000 yen ($910). A Japanese hotel manager paid that amount, or about 2,860 yen ($26 ...

Fruit is generally expensive in Japan, and people often buy grapes, ... Muscat of Alexandria, which sell for as much as $90 a bunch at Tokyo's Ota fruit market, ...

Farmers trying to export Shine Muscat grapes, which took scientists 33 years to develop, to places such as Hong Kong face stiff competition from cheaper copycats.

However, imports to Hong Kong of Shine Muscat grapes from South Korea and China have also grown. Hong Kong imported 421 tonnes of fresh grapes from Korea in 2020 worth HK$49.9 million, and 567 ...

But 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 South Korea.

HONG KONG - Shine Muscat grapes - developed in Japan - are popular in Hong Kong. Despite their high price, the fruit is eaten for special occasions or given as a sign of respect. Hongkongers ...

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 ...

But 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 South Korea.