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 ...

Owing to compounds like jamboline and jambosine, jamun may help regulate blood sugar levels.

About 300 weeping plum trees in the precincts of Yuki Shrine in Mie Prefecture's Tsu City are in full bloom. Visitors can surround themselves with the fragrant flowers through mid-March.

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 ...