Coverage dated September 19, 2026

Asia’s fruit wars: The secretive world of plant invention and seed smuggling

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By Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, and Mirai Katagiri, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The fruit hanging on the branch looks tantalizingly good – round and plump, with a fragrant, deep orange skin. But this isn’t just any fruit.

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    By Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, and Mirai Katagiri, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The fruit hanging on the branch looks tantalizingly good – round and plump, with a fragrant, deep orange skin. But this isn’t just any fruit.

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