Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Yubari melons, a specialty of the Hokkaido city of Yubari, are auctioned at a wholesale market in Sapporo on May 26, 2016. A pair of melons fetched a record-setting 3 million yen at the season's first auction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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