Premium melon-tasting event in Japan

Premium melon-tasting event in Japan

Kurashi-Kaientai, a food store in Amagasaki, Japan, holds a melon-tasting event for customers on May 30, 2016, serving one of the two Yubari premium melons it purchased at the season's first auction in Sapporo earlier in May with a record bid of 3 million yen (about $27,000). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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