Located in landscaped gardens on a large plot, prices for an overnight stay start at 600,000 yen ($3,800). Despite the stiff levy, the traditional Japanese-style structure, which forms part of ...

A box of 15 Aomori Heartbeat cherries fetched 600,000 yen at the auction, surpassing last year’s 450,000 yen. The successful bidder was Nagatsuka Seika, a Chiba Prefecture-based company dealing ...