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Visitors to a hot spring in central Japan will soon be able to snack on $460 grapes, or rather, grape. That’s after the manager of a chain of hot spring hotels in Ishikawa Prefecture, on the northern ...

Kazumi Wines is the first in the US to produce wine from the rare Japanese Koshu grape. Napa Valley Koshu blends Michelle Sakazaki's Japanese heritage with California craftsmanship. NAPA, Calif. - In ...

BRIDAL couples in Japan will get a rare and expensive treat - the chance to dine on a bunch of new season grapes which cost a record breaking $5,700. A wedding hall operator bought the Ruby Roman ...

A Japanese supermarket just paid a record-breaking 1.1 million yen ($10,950) for a bunch of grapes -- and plans to hand it out to customers for a free taste. Kobe, Japan's Kurashi Kaientai supermarket ...