date:Jul 18, 2013
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Early in their development, the melons are put into transparent boxes, where they grow to maturity.
Why the cube? To save space in the small refrigerators found in the cramped quarters of most Japanese. Compared with prices in Russia, the melons are a steal: about $80.
Before The Moscow Times carried an Interfax news agency report Friday on the strange fruit, they weren't leaping out of the bins.
There has been no rush, an assistant said at one of the unidentified chain's stores. A