Yubari melons

Naomichi Suzuki (L), mayor of Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, holds a pair of Yubari melons with Shinya Noda (R), who became the winning bidder of the premium melons with a record 3.2 million yen ($29,090) at the season's first auction in Sapporo on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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