Social Media Ideas for Japanese Fruit

Far-flung fruit

Saika Strawberry (彩夏)

Imagine biting into a sweet, ripe strawberry in the middle of a Japanese summer. For years, that was almost impossible here. Winter ruled strawberry season, and summer berries tast...

Mie Nanki Mikan (三重南紀みかん)

Mie Nanki Mikan (三重南紀みかん) is a Japanese mandarin orange from the southern tip of Mie Prefecture. Growers there ship citrus in almost every month of the year, which is rare i...

Seto Giants Grapes (瀬戸ジャイアンツ)

Seto Giants, known in Japanese as seto jaiantsu, is a large seedless green grape from Okayama Prefecture. It ranks among Japan’s premium table grapes, alongside Shine Muscat and Ru...

Prized Japanese fruit, vegetable varieties get stronger legal protections

7-Eleven Japan releases new sandwich that technically contains fruit but isn’t a fruit sandwich

Japanese convenience store chain makes us rethink the fruit sando with a beautiful new release. When you walk into a Japanese convenience store in search of a beautiful sandwich, o...

Shikuwasa Drink (シークワーサードリンク)

Shikuwasa drink is Okinawa’s everyday citrus beverage, made from a small green fruit called Citrus depressa. It tastes sharply sour with a green, faintly bitter edge, so almost nob...

Kyoho Grapes (巨峰)

Kyoho grapes are large, dark purple Japanese grapes. Their juicy, sweet flesh and refreshing acidity make them genuinely hard to resist. If you have never tried one, you are missin...

Hvilken frukt er dette?

1. Hvilken frukt, en varietet av fersken, skiller seg fra fersken ved at skinnet er glatt?

Japan’s expensive “phantom” melon is so exquisite it sells out in just 12 hours

Grown with special electrolysed hydrogen water, this ultra-sweet fruit reaches more than 17 degrees Brix. Melon season is upon us in Japan, and there are plenty of delicious variet...

japan’s fruit-shaped bus stops offer travelers a sweeter shelter

along nagasaki’s coastal highway, oversized strawberries and melons turn a roadside wait into a playful encounter with public transit. The post japan’s fruit-shaped bus stops offer...

Barappa Manju (ばらっぱまんじゅう)

Barappa manju is a steamed wheat-flour bun filled with sweet red bean paste, cooked on a single wild leaf. It comes from the Hokuso area of northern Chiba Prefecture, and people th...

Kanzarashi (かんざらし)

Kanzarashi is one of those quiet local sweets that instantly evokes a place. In this case, that place is Shimabara, a spring-fed town in Nagasaki. On a hot day, a bowl of it feels...

Starbucks Japan adds new Frappuccino, Tea, and Chillax Soda to its limited-edition summer menu

Exclusive drinks showcase two fruits, done three ways. It was just the other day when Starbucks Japan unveiled the final peach drink in its early summer lineup, but now the chain i...

Mango mania

Japan passes bill to prevent unauthorized overseas crop sales

The bill aims to better protect the rights related to Japan-developed fruits that are popular overseas and prevent a loss of profit.

Pomelo treats

A purple yam from the Philippines gives matcha a run for its money in Japan

Indian indigenous fruits jamun, Manila tamarind stage a comeback their medicinal values

Good seasonal demand for these fruits, which are good for blood sugar, diabetes and nutrients deficiency

Have Some Fun with Plums!

By Chef Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD Plums are both versatile and feisty. Wild plum trees are symbolic of independence. Plum is the national flower of Taiwan, and its flowers are often d...

7-Eleven Japan reimagines the fruit sando with new chocolate bread version

This might look like brown bread, but there’s nothing savoury about it.  Japan is famous for its fruit sandwiches, which traditionally pair slices of crustless white bread with a c...

Fruit bagging attracts buyers

Better-quality produce gets encouraging response from Japan, Korea, China, EU

Tropical Fruit Crepes

Tropical Fruit Crepes These Tropical Fruit Crepes are thin, tender, and filled with a colorful combination of tropical fruits! The simple batter comes together in a blender, and ea...

本日発売！ セブン「まるで和梨」シャリシャリ食感が楽しみ

セブン‐イレブン・ジャパンは「セブンプレミアム まるで和梨」（203円）を全国のセブン‐イレブン店舗にて8月11日より順次発売します。