Kyushu Agricultural Products Trading Co. announced the first export of domestic melons to America. Thirty melons from Ibaraki Prefecture were shipped out from Japan on Nov. 24, only two weeks after the Japanese government lifted the export restriction for the fruit. The melons were put on sale in a Los Angeles-based shop for around ¥3,000/ea.. Source: Ibaraki Prefecture / Ibaraki Shimbun
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