Bunch of red Japanese grapes fetches record $12,200 at auction

A bunch of high-end red grapes sold Thursday in central Japan for 1.3 million yen ($12,200), a record price for the second year in a row, in the season's first auction.The "Ruby Roman," whose grapes are each about the size of a ping-pong ball, had fetched 1.2 million yen last year. The variety was developed by Ishikawa Prefecture.Hyakurakuso, an operator of traditional "ryokan" inns in the prefecture, was the successful bidder, buying the grapes through a wholesaler at the central wholesale market in Kanazawa."We made the highest bid to encourage society as it suffers from the new coronavir…READ FULL ARTICLE