YAMAGATA--Rich pickings are to be had at cherry farms in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, where a single cherry of a premium brand that took more than 20 years to develop can sell for as much as 1,000 yen ($7). That, no doubt, was what went through the minds of thieves who made off with around 5 kilograms of Yamagata Beniou,... read full story
"This year's Yamagata Beniou cherries had a better color and were larger ... we were so hopeful, so we are shocked,"