Demand soars for tennis star's favorite fish

MATSUE, Japan - Inquiries have been swelling with fish merchants in western Japan about the rosy seabass, shown in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014, since Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori revealed his liking for the fish at a press conference following the 2014 U.S. Open Championships in June. The high-priced fish, called "nodoguro" (black throat) in Japan, is a specialty of his home prefecture of Shimane.

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