A grape variety called Shine Muscat is helping to change perceptions that farming isn’t lucrative, say officials in Yamanashi Prefecture. That may explain a surge in new mostly young farmers to ...

We follow a farmer in Okayama through each step, from pollinating tiny blossoms to protecting the grapes from pests. Learn about the Shine Muscat, why it’s popular in Japan and abroad ...

The municipal government had been sending Shine Muscat grapes produced in Yamagata Prefecture as thank-you gifts for donations to its “furusato nozei” hometown tax program. Nihon Gourmet ...

Malaysia’s Health Ministry said on Monday that the Food Quality and Safety Programme had analyzed 234 grape samples, and only four non-Shine Muscat samples did not meet the requirements ...