Premium watermelon fetches 500,000 yen

Premium watermelon fetches 500,000 yen

A premium watermelon called "Densuke Suika" goes for 500,000 yen ($4,534) at the season's first auction in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on June 12, 2017. Around 70,000 melons, the local specialty of the town of Toma, will be shipped. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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