KYOTO—An ume blossom that sprouted at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in early March is a world first that bloomed on a cloned Japanese apricot tree using tissue culture technology. The dark ...

The tainted batch of “Kishu Nanko Ume” was sold at some stores in Saitama Prefecture close to Tokyo. The company said it was highly likely the foul-up occurred at the factory where they were made.