Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

Musashimaru falls victims to Kaio

Musashimaru falls victims to Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) employs an outside leg trip to send the 230-kilogram yokozuna Musashimaru crashing onto his back in the autumn sumo tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20.

Accidental drop of mock bomb by U.S. fighter

Accidental drop of mock bomb by U.S. fighter

Col. Kristopher Struve, wing commander of the U.S. military's Misawa air base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, meets the press there on April 13, 2020, to explain the accidental drop of a mock bomb from an F-16 fighter last year. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet dropped a 230-kilogram mock bomb during training over private land near the base in November 2019 in an accident caused by a human error. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Accidental drop of mock bomb by U.S. fighter

Accidental drop of mock bomb by U.S. fighter

Photo taken at the U.S. military's Misawa air base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 13, 2020, shows an F-16 fighter and a mock bomb. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet accidentally dropped a 230-kilogram mock bomb during training over private land near the base in November 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Musashimaru falls victims to Kaio

Musashimaru falls victims to Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) employs an outside leg trip to send the 230-kilogram yokozuna Musashimaru crashing onto his back in the autumn sumo tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

Big concrete block falls from tunnel wall

Big concrete block falls from tunnel wall

KITA-KYUSHU, Japan - A 230 kilogram cement falls from the wall of Kita-Kyushu Tunnel on the Sanyo Shinkansen railroad on Oct. 9 in the western Japan city of Kita-Kyushu. The photo was taken by West Japan Railway Co., which operates the bullet-train line between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.