WAKAYAMA--Famed for being the largest plum-producing area in Japan, Wakayama Prefecture’s local “umeshu” plum wine producers are striving to flow out to new markets abroad. And they have set ...

When sportswriter Kazumasa Ota was assigned overseas to cover the Los Angeles Angels in 2022, he didn't want the plum assignment. That's because he was a former high school baseball teammate and ...