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People queue for free tasting of extremely pricey grapes

Photo taken July 8, 2016, in Amagasaki, western Japan, shows a bunch of Ruby Roman high-end table grapes on display at supermarket Kurashi Kaientai, which won the bidding for a 950-gram bunch with a record-high bid of 1.1 million yen ($10,900) at an auction the previous day. All 31 grapes, costing 35,000 yen ($348) apiece, were given away to the first 31 people who lined up for the free tasting event at the supermarket the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Premium melon-tasting event in Japan

Kurashi-Kaientai, a food store in Amagasaki, Japan, holds a melon-tasting event for customers on May 30, 2016, serving one of the two Yubari premium melons it purchased at the season's first auction in Sapporo earlier in May with a record bid of 3 million yen (about $27,000). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Premium melon-tasting event in Japan

Kurashi-Kaientai, a food store in Amagasaki, Japan, holds a melon-tasting event for customers on May 30, 2016, serving one of the two Yubari premium melons it purchased at the season's first auction in Sapporo earlier in May with a record bid of 3 million yen (about $27,000). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo