Hiroshima fish farm operator shows rainbow trout touted as local salmon

Junjiro Ito, a fish farm operator in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, shows a rainbow trout raised in his pond on Aug. 24, 2015. The fish known as "Hiroshima Salmon" is gaining in popularity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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