A single berry sells for $19 at a California store. Is it conspicuous consumption or a part of gift-giving culture?

Midori is a Japanese liqueur made of yubari melon and musk melons, two prized melon varieties native to Japan. The famed melon liqueur is made by infusing a neutral grain spirit base with both ...

Reclusive Japanese singing sensation Ado is reaching astronomical new heights — literally — as her music travels beyond Earth’s atmosphere in an initiative backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

But for a refreshing meal ender, a marvelous choice would be the musk melon kakigori—chilled balls of the cherished Japanese musk melon cascading onto finely shaved ice sweetened with a milky su ...