Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

Photo taken July 14, 2017, shows a cook holding a plate of skewered broiled eels ready to be served at an eel restaurant in Tokyo. It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, which falls on July 25 and Aug. 6 in 2017, in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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