You may have noticed some strange, misshapen clementine-looking citrus at your local market lately, labeled as “Sumo citrus.” But you may not have tried them yet; clementines, after all, are cheaper, ...

Is it an anime-monster playing card? No, it's a Japanese mandarin-orange hybrid, and it's available now in Orange County markets. Deko is slang for “bump,” and “pon” is short for ponkan, a popular ...

Japan is known for its immaculate fruit, but a single strawberry or even an individual grape can cost you a pretty penny. Fruit-farming in Japan remains a labour-intensive process, hence the high ...

If you've been hearing about Sumo oranges a lot recently, you're not imagining it: Sumo-orange season is here. The delicious citrus fruit has gained serious popularity in the last few years — and if ...

Well, it's a hybrid of a Kiyomi (which is itself a hybrid of a satsuma and an orange) and a Ponkan (which is a tangerine). They're being grown, marketed, and sold in the US under the Sumo brand name.

What do you get when you combine a great taste and an awesome name into a fruit that hasn’t even been around for 40 years? You get the Dekopon. And according to the L.A. Times’ David Karp, it’s the ...