Premium-grade melons fetch 1 mil. yen for two

SAPPORRO, Japan - Naomichi Suzuki (C), mayor of Yubari, Hokkaido, holds a pair of Yubari premium-grade melons at Sapporo's Central Wholesale Market in Hokkaido on May 17, 2012. The pair fetched 1 million yen in the first auction of the harvest season at the market, matching the top price from the previous year. (Kyodo)

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• ILEA000349144

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• 2012/5/17 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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