Squid season starts in northern Japan

This season's first auction for Japanese flying squid is held at a wholesale fish market in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 3, 2023, fetching 3,800 yen ($27) per kilogram, up from last year's 2,100 yen.

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