The compounds present in these Japanese plums could potentially aid patients with liver, colon, pancreas, breast, and skin cancer. Moreover, the antioxidants in sour plums can help slow down the ...

Though they don’t get as much attention internationally as cherry blossoms, plum, or ume (as they’re called in Japanese) flowers are also incredibly beautiful, and they come with the advantage of ...

The Japanese plum tree is gone. The pool is murky and dark, and she remembers how she had searched for the perfect tiles to catch the sun at certain times of day. All the doors have fallen. The ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two pictures. (Illustrations by Yoshitaka Hirayama, Tokyo Design Team) Click ...

Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s, with more added during anniversary celebrations. Today, more than 650 trees flourish in the 20 ...

In addition, red, white and pink plum blossoms are also blooming at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Koshoji Temple and Kandaijin Shrine. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the ...

Last year, the plum wine category was added to a French competition for Japanese sake for the first time after its inaugural year in 2017. Wakayama-produced umeshu made up four of the 11 brands ...