Squid season starts in northern Japan

Photo taken on June 5, 2024, shows Japanese flying squid being auctioned on the first day of the year's squid season at a wholesale fish market in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The total first-day catch of flying squid only came to 200 kilograms, far below 1 ton in the previous year.

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