Year's first tuna auction held in Wakayama Pref.

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - This year's first tuna auction in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, is held at Katsuura port Jan. 4. The haul for the New Year's auction was smaller than last year, with a 79-kilogram tuna fetching the highest price at 712,000 yen.

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