Saury price rockets sky-high

Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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  • 2014/7/10 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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