Red queen crabs at season's 1st auction in Japan

Red queen crabs at season's 1st auction in Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Red queen crabs are on display at the first auction for them this year at a port in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 5, 2009. The crabs sold for 7,000 to 7,900 yen per 30 kilograms.

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