Through meticulous cultivation techniques and the use of specially designed molds, farmers are able to shape watermelons into ...

Cube-shaped watermelons started in the 1960s when Japanese farmers 1 in the Kagawa ... Sadly, shaping the melons into squares took a lot of effort and would not be profitable if they were sold ...

A marine products dealer in Japan plunked down a record $6,125 (¥650,000) Friday for a black Densuke watermelon -- grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Premium melons regularly ...

He then serves the pudding with sweet, refreshing Japanese crown melon, and recommends the type from Shizuoka. Sato says this dessert reflects his culinary philosophy of “pure, simple and ...