Suntory to put 'world's first' blue roses on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off the world's first ''blue'' roses produced by a unit of beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2009. The roses, named ''blue rose applause,'' will be put on sale in eight major Japanese prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi on Nov. 3.

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