1.   American apple growers will also have to finesse a certain conservatism about Japanese apples, which are generally unwaxed.

2.   American apples appeared on Japanese grocery shelves for the first time in decades.

3.   American apples, Lebanese grapes, and other imported fruit have became so expensive vendors have simply stopped selling them.

4.   And in general there were positive reviews from Japanese who found that the criticisms that preceeded the coming of American apples were unjustified.

5.   At the state-run Chongwen Market, grapefruit from Florida is sold alongside American apples and grapefruit from Japan and Israel.

6.   But last week was D-Day for American apples, and Japanese consumers snatched them up in no time.

7.   But Mondale expects the less expensive American apples to sell well.

8.   But Japanese apple growers will probably not be overwhelmed by the competition, for many Japanese still believe that American apples are too tart.

9.   But since January, American apples have been allowed on the Japanese market, and that competition risks knocking over the apple cart.

10.   Despite predictions that cheap American apples would wipe out Japanese apple farmers, it turned out that many Japanese consumers did not much like American apples.