Japanese baseball team hosts Taiwan pineapple dayBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporter“Taiwan Pineapple Day” was held on Friday at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Japan, coinciding with a baseball game, marking the first time Taiwan-grown golden diamond pineapples were offered for sale at the stadium. The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball played the Orix Buffaloes, drawing nearly 30,000 spectators to the Fighters’ home stadium. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Fighters organized the pineapple event to promote Taiwan-grown golden diamond pineapples, with six cheerleaders from the CPBL in support, the ministry said. The cold-chain distribution has boosted Taiwanese pineapple exports to Japan from more than 2,000 tonnes in 2020 to more than 17,000 tonnes last year, he said. Hu thanked the CPBL for helping to facilitate trilateral exchanges among Taiwan’s agricultural industry, the CPBL and the Fighters.

Source: Taipei Times April 04, 2026 17:17 UTC