date:Sep 19, 2019
Growers, once hard-hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, have harvested high-grade bananas for the first time, which they are counting on to revive the town's agricultural businesses. The bananas, which originate in the area, were picked on Aug. 19.
Now, they won't be cheap. One banana will cost about 300 yen ($2.80). They do, however, have edible skins. After soliciting brand names for the bananas from the public, farmers decided to call them Kirei, meaning beautiful.
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