Harvest for Hokkaido's melons begin in northern Japan

Harvest for Hokkaido's melons begin in northern Japan

The harvest of melons produced in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido begins on May 25, 2017. The popular expensive fruit, known as Yubari Melon, will go on first auction of the year on May 26 at a wholesale market in Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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