Matsutake harvest likely to be leanest in postwar years

TOKYO, Japan - Matsutake mushrooms on sale at a grocery store outside the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. According to the government's Forestry Agency, this year's harvest of homegrown matsutake mushrooms -- a delicacy in Japan -- is likely to hit the lowest level in more than 50 years due to the sizzling heat wave in August, and large matsutake mushrooms have fetched 15,000 yen to 20,000 yen apiece. In this photo, a large matsutake grown in Iwate carries a 22,000 yen price tag, 23,100 yen after the 5 percent consumption tax is included. (Kyodo)

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