Shimonoseki market marks arrival of fugu season

Brokers bid for fugu, or pufferfish, at a fish market in the western Japanese city of Shimonoseki in the early hours of Sept. 18, 2015, during the first auction of the season. The market is the country's biggest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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