Prime peach season hits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Farmer Toru Kikuta checks out ripe peaches ready for harvest at his orchard in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 7, 2014, as the peach season hits its peak. Fukushima Prefecture is Japan's second-largest producer of the fruit.

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