Auction for tea leaves

Auction for tea leaves

A buyer (far R) of hand-rolled Japanese tea leaves and a middleman (far L) clap their hands after striking a deal at the season's first auction held at a market in Shizuoka, a central Japan prefecture known for Japanese tea production, on April 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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