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Today’s Japan Photo: 300,000 Yen Watermelon

June 15, 2011

Even in this difficult time when Japan’s economy is not doing so well, prized watermelons are being auctioned off at [...]

Keep Your Melons Cool At The Beach

July 22, 2010

During your summer trip to the beach, you might be bringing along a watermelon to help quench your thirst. If [...]

Moe Watermelon

August 5, 2009

Aoi Nishimata seem to be expanding her illustration portfolio onto all the every common items we see in our daily [...]

Pyramid-shaped Watermelon Priced For Rich King Tut

July 18, 2009

Japanese love their oddly-shaped fruits. A quick witted farmer managed to grow pyramid-shaped watermelons, stuck King Tut stickers on them, [...]

Heart-Shaped Watermelon

May 11, 2009

We know that Japanese are known to fork out tons of money for a preimum melon, just like the Watermelon [...]

Watermelon Kit-Kat

July 30, 2008

While watermelon is one of the best refreshing fruits for summer, its pretty weird to have a watermelon-flavored kit-kat. Source: [...]

Watermelon Auctioned For Record 650,000 Yen

June 7, 2008

A black jumbo watermelon was auctioned off in Northern Japan for a record price of 650,000 yen (USD 6,100), making [...]