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The melons are grown in boxes and take the shape of the container, and they tend to appeal to wealthy or fashionable consumers. In 2001, square watermelons sold for ¥10,000 in Japan (about US$83), two to three times the price of regular watermelons in Japanese stores. [3] [4] [5] In Canada in 2014, some sold for $200. [6]
It is grown only on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, where up to 10,000 watermelons are produced every year. In June 2008, one of the first harvested watermelons was sold at an auction for 650,000 yen (US$6,300), making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold. The average selling price is generally around 25,000 yen ($250). [47]
Events in the year 2025 in Japan. Incumbents. Emperor: Naruhito; Prime Minister: Shigeru Ishiba (Liberal Democratic) Arts and entertainment. 2025 in anime;
From a $400 pineapple with a waitlist to $20 Oishii strawberries, who knew that fruit was the new it-girl."While the practice of splurging on specialty produce isn’t new — high-end fruits are ...
Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon.
In 2023, Maine’s Bangor Daily News published a story about exploding watermelons, detailing another incident involving a watermelon that Maine resident Julie Raines purchased. So, yes, foaming ...
Greece has seen notable price increases within the past few years. Within the month of January 2025, fresh meat increased by 3.05%, fresh fish and seafood by 2.87%, and water, juice, and soda by 3.01%, with coffee and chocolate also seeing surges in pricing within the preceding months. [35]
The footage shows a man in Japan giving the hippos a not-so-little treat. He plops the whole watermelon into the hippo's open mouth, and just like that the hippo smashes it into pieces in one ...