Japanese farmer quits after 11,000 pears stolen over two years

The latest theft was discovered on July 17, when Hiroki Sasaki, 54, found thousands of Kosui pears missing from nearly 50 trees at his orchard in Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture, according to FNN. The incident prompted him to end his 15-year career as a pear grower, saying he felt as though he had been cultivating … Read more