“More than 90 percent of adults (in Japan) have drunk Fanta,” said Masaki Kawano, 33, the Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. official in charge of marketing Fanta products. “We hoped they would recall ...

A sweet-sour flavoured aperitif made from Japan's finest raw 'ume' plums, is now available in three distinct flavours in India: Nakano Umeshu, Kishu's Yuzu plum wine, and Kishu Umeshu Beninanko to ...

but it's plum, in fact, that heralds the arrival of spring in Japan. Plum trees flower in February and March – usually a month earlier than cherry. The first picnic of the year is traditionally ...

The festival began on Tuesday. Kairakuen, which is widely regarded as one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan, has about 3,000 plum trees featuring around 100 varieties. Officials said ...