In Singapore we can buy fruits at a nominal price. In Japan the price of fruits is unbelieveably astronomical. In supermarkets, a packet of 4 mandarin oranges cost 600 Yen ($8) while rock melons costs around 2000 Yen ($26) a piece.
Fruits hold some kind of status symbol, and are considered good gifts for people or companies. I was in Shinjuku Isetan recently and I chanced upon watermelons at various shapes and sizes. I've seen those on TV but never in real life. What is more surprising is the cost of honeydew melons there. One box of 2 prized honeydews will set you back 31,500 Yen ($4,200). I once heard that a company bought one for a few million yen only to display it in their showcase. FYI once the T-shaped stem of the honeydew melon is bent or broken, they lose all of their value.
In Singapore we can buy fruits at a nominal price. In Japan the price of fruits is unbelieveably astronomical. In supermarkets, a packet of 4 mandarin oranges cost 600 Yen ($8) while rock melons costs around 2000 Yen ($26) a piece. 
Fruits hold some kind of status symbol, and are considered good gifts for people or companies. I was in Shinjuku Isetan recently and I chanced upon watermelons at various shapes and sizes. I've seen those on TV but never in real life. What is more surprising is the cost of honeydew melons there. One box of 2 prized honeydews will set you back 31,500 Yen ($4,200). I once heard that a company bought one for a few million yen only to display it in their showcase. FYI once the T-shaped stem of the honeydew melon is bent or broken, they lose all of their value.
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