Yubari melons

Yubari melons

A pair of melons produced in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido fetches a record price of 3.2 million yen ($29,090) at the season's first auction in Sapporo on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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    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
      Yubari melons

      Yubari melons

      Yubari melons, a specialty of Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, are auctioned at a wholesale market in Sapporo on May 26, 2018. A pair of melons fetched a record 3.2 million yen ($29,090) at the season's first auction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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