Japanese cuisine continues to enamor countless of Cebuanos with its fresh ingredients, distinct umami flavor, unique ...

Dassai Blue Sake Brewery in Hyde Park is hosting its first Sakura Matsuri, a cherry blossom festival, the first weekend in ...

Frutas de Chile has provided an update regarding shipments of stone fruit for the 2024-2025 season. Exports of Japanese plums will total 14.4 million boxes (7 kg average each), a 3% increase compared ...

The garden is home to around 200 plum trees, many of which are rare “shidare-ume” (weeping plum ... petals flutter down like spring snow—it’s a scene straight out of a Japanese painting. Getting to ...

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 ...

Throughout the festival, visitors can enjoy plum-related events such as plum wine tastings, ume sweets, pickled plum (umeboshi) samplings, and a bonsai plum exhibition. Traditional tea ceremonies are ...

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 ...

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...

Learn how to make Ume Plum Syrup, a traditional Japanese summer drink that’s sweet, tangy, and refreshing! This homemade syrup is made from ume plums, sugar, and time, creating a rich and ...