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Japan Has More Than Just Square Watermelons

September 30, 2020 by Japan Informer

There's a report that wealthy people in Russia are paying over US$800 for Japanese square watermelons. In Russia, that's supposedly 300 times the price of a regular watermelon. But why square watermelons? That's so passé! Watermelon is a popular summer fruit in Japan. People give watermelons as gifts and play "suikawari" (スイカ割り), which is like piñata, but with a … [Read more...] about Japan Has More Than Just Square Watermelons

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