In a groundbreaking development, Japanese scientists have introduced a new wine grape variety with a unique wild twist. This ...

Scientists in Japan have just created a new hybrid grape called Muscat Shiragai, blending a wild local variety with the ...

Okayama scientists have crafted a new wine grape, Muscat Shiragai, merging the wild Shiraga and Muscat of Alexandria. The ...

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 ...

A bunch of Ruby Roman grapes sold at an auction house in Japan on Thursday for 1.1 million yen—almost $11,000. With just 30 grapes in a bunch, that equates to roughly $350 per grape, according to the ...

Takamaru Konishi, the owner of Kurashi Kaientai, explained to the press that he would be displaying the grapes for a while, then sharing them with his customers so that they can experience what a $365 ...

In the United States, grapes are a pretty common and cheap fruit. In Japan, however, grapes are seen as a status symbol. This provides one explanation as to why one bunch of grapes sold at an auction ...

Japan gets its first foreign wine investor. This is the view from his new vineyard. See also Japan wine – some favourites. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.