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 ...

"Prices have plunged by half from last year," she noted. "The grapes are big and shiny green. They are crunchy and sweet." Wholesalers attribute the sharp decline in off-season Shine Muscat prices to ...