Mass cultivation of big 'iwana' char achieved

Mass cultivation of big 'iwana' char achieved

NAGANO, Japan - A big white-spotted char or "iwana" is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, following the Nagano prefectural government's successful mass cultivation of the freshwater fish.

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