Black-rind watermelon traded at 530,000 yen

Black-rind watermelon traded at 530,000 yen

TOMA, Japan - A quality black-rind watermelon, a specialty of the Hokkaido town of Toma, is sold for 530,000 yen in the year's first trading in the fruit in Asahikawa on June 7. (Kyodo)

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