Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market readmits sightseers to tuna auctions

Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market readmits sightseers to tuna auctions

TOKYO, Japan - A security guard speaks to a visitor holding a digital camera at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market Jan. 19, the first day after the Tokyo metropolitan government lifted the visitor ban. The local government imposed the ban Dec. 15, 2008, due to due to complaints about visitor behavior.

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