A Japanese fruit known for its sweetness may be a valuable resource to combat high blood pressure, one of the major causes of cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 120 million Americans.

Almost 1.3 billion people around the world have high blood pressure. Hypertension is also the number one risk factor for death globally. Having high blood pressure puts a person at great risk for ...

New Orleans, LA – Americans believe that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In Japan, a similar saying holds true for the umeboshi, the Japanese plum. Recently, umeboshi plums started to become ...

Madonna is reportedly a fan but perhaps even she might balk at forking out £16 (US$28.8) for a small pickled Japanese plum, or kishu-umeboshi, a kind of plum that can be harvested only once every 60 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you ask a group of friends what their favorite fruit is, chances are their responses will reflect the ones most frequently sold ...

I’ve been addicted to umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums) since I was a kid who didn’t like much else, but I never thought to make my own until the pandemic-instigated lockdown. By the time I took my ...

Traditional Japanese candy and cuisine have been a staple in my diet for some time. I know I've been talking about Japan Crate a lot lately, and for good reason. They send over unique and fun Japanese ...