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1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A buyer and a broker negotiate a blowfish price with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during the year's first auction of the fish.

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Globefish auction starts in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The first auction of the globefish season begins at the Haedomari Market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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New Year globefish auction in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Brokers take part in the year's first auction for globefish at the Haedomari market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2011. The highest bid reached 28,000 yen per kilogram, more than double the previous year's top price.

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Year's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fish brokers follow the tradition of placing their bids in a cloth bag at the year's first globefish auction at Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010.

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New millennium's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Fish brokers stick their hands in a cloth bag, a traditional method of bidding on torafugu globefish, at the year's first auction of the fish at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4. Market officials said the globefish, a kind of puffer fish often served as sashimi, in hot pots and fried, is selling for 23,000 yen per kilogram, down 5,000 yen from a year ago.

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First pufferfish auction of season in western Japan

The first auction of the season for "fugu" pufferfish is held at the Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2021. The market is one of the country's largest for fugu.

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First pufferfish auction of season in western Japan

The first auction of the season for "fugu" pufferfish is held at the Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2021. The market is one of the country's largest for fugu.

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1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A buyer and a broker negotiate a blowfish price with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during the year's first auction of the fish. (Kyodo)

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Globefish auction starts in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The first auction of the globefish season begins at the Haedomari Market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fish brokers follow the tradition of placing their bids in a cloth bag at the year's first globefish auction at Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010. (Kyodo)

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New Year globefish auction in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Brokers take part in the year's first auction for globefish at the Haedomari market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2011. The highest bid reached 28,000 yen per kilogram, more than double the previous year's top price. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2021.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2021.

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First pufferfish auction of season in western Japan

The first auction of the season for "fugu" pufferfish is held at Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 28, 2020. The market is the country's largest for fugu.

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First pufferfish auction of season in western Japan

The first auction of the season for "fugu" pufferfish is held at Haedomari market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 28, 2020. The market is the country's largest for fugu.

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Year's first pufferfish auction

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish takes place on Jan. 4, 2019, at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The market is one of the largest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's first pufferfish auction

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish takes place on Jan. 4, 2019, at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The market is one of the largest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's first balloon fish auction

A buyer and a broker negotiate the price of "fugu" blowfish with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018, during the year's first auction of the fish. The market is Japan's largest for the fish, which will be shipped to the Kanto and Kansai regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New millennium's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Fish brokers stick their hands in a cloth bag, a traditional method of bidding on torafugu globefish, at the year's first auction of the fish at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4. Market officials said the globefish, a kind of puffer fish often served as sashimi, in hot pots and fried, is selling for 23,000 yen per kilogram, down 5,000 yen from a year ago.