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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 5, 2026, shows a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Oma in Aomori Prefecture that fetched 510.3 million yen ($3.25 million) at the year's first tuna auction at Tokyo's Toyosu market. (Kyodo)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A chef shows freshly cut bluefin tuna in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chefs carve up a bluefin tuna in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A chef shows freshly cut bluefin tuna in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A chef looks at a bluefin tuna in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A chef shows a piece of bluefin tuna meat in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-BLUEFIN TUNA-AUCTION

(230105) -- TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A chef cleans a bluefin tuna in a shop in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off the northern Japan town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen (about 271,500 U.S. dollars) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market early on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Wholesale dealers and purchasers check the conditions of tuna ahead of the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kg, shattering the previous record of 32.49 million yen, or 95,000 yen per kg.

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Tsukiji fish market holds final New Year auction

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture that fetched 36.45 million yen ($323,000) is pictured at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2018. The market was holding its final New Year auction.

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Tsukiji fish market holds final New Year auction

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture that fetched 36.45 million yen ($323,000) is pictured at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2018. The market was holding its final New Year auction.

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J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Nagashima (R), executive managing director of Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, presents a document to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, to apply for NRA safety checks of its Oma nuclear power plant now under construction in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori.

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J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows the Oma nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori. Electric Power Development Co., or J-Power, will apply on Dec. 16, 2014 to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for a safety screening for the plant.

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Crowd gathers for tuna-filleting show in northern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A large crowd of people watch a show to fillet a huge tuna during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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Tuna-filleting show held as part of festival in north Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A huge tuna is filleted during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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Protests against nuclear facilities in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - People protest against the construction of the Electric Power Development Company's Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, and against putting into operation the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, both in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Citizens against nuclear facilities in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Livestock farmer Masami Yoshizawa speaks at a citizens' meeting on Oct. 18, 2014, in Aomori to protest against the construction of the Electric Power Development Company's Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, and against putting into operation the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, both in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiki Kudo (front), mayor of the city of Hakodate in Hokkaido, heads to the Tokyo District Court on April 3, 2014. The city filed a lawsuit against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture due to safety concerns.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A June 2013 photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Oma nuclear power plant (bottom) under construction in Aomori Prefecture. At top is the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, across the Tsugaru Strait. The city of Hakodate filed a lawsuit on April 3, 2014, against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of the construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma plant due to safety concerns.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Nuclear plant under construction

AOMORI, Japan - Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, shows reporters the site of a nuclear power station under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2013.

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Nuclear plant under construction

AOMORI, Japan - Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, shows reporters the site of a nuclear power station under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2013.

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Oma nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a nuclear power plant under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, in October 2011. Electric Power Development Co. plans to resume construction of the plant by the end of 2012 in what would be the first such move since the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, sources said on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture.

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture.

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9.6 mil. yen tuna shared by Japanese, Chinese sushi restaurant owners

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Imada (C), 63-year-old Japanese manager of the prestigious sushi restaurant ''Kyubey'' in Tokyo's posh Ginza district, and Cheng Weitao (L), 41-year-old Chinese manager of a sushi chain in Hong Kong and elsewhere, shake hands at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Jan. 5 after jointly bidding on a bluefin tuna that sold for 9.63 million yen at the New Year auction at the market, the highest price in eight years. They each took half of the fish, which was caught in the sea off Oma, Aomori Prefecture and cut in two at the market immediately after the bidding.

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Helicopter salvaged after crash off Aomori

OMA, Japan - A helicopter that crashed July 6 in the Tsugaru Strait off Oma, Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, is salvaged July 10 for an investigation into the cause of the accident. The four people aboard went missing in the accident and the body of one of them -- Hiromitsu Kikuchi, 43, the copilot -- was recovered July 9 by divers from inside the wreckage.

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Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

AOMORI, Japan - A fisherman asks his question about possible impact on the local fishing industry at a public hearing held on Oct. 19 on Electric Power Development Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture.

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N. Korea fires missile over Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2022, shows fishing vessels at a port in the Aomori Prefecture town of Oma after a ballistic missile fired by North Korea flew over the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

AOMORI, Japan - A fisherman asks his question about possible impact on the local fishing industry at a public hearing held on Oct. 19 on Electric Power Development Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Koizumi speaks against Oma nuclear plant construction

Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2015. He said Hakodate's opposition to Electric Power Development Co.'s nuclear power plant under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture, across the Tsugaru Strait, is natural given its geographical proximity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2-day tuna festival held in Aomori, northern Japan

Fishmongers cut up a Pacific bluefin tuna during a demonstration at the annual Oma Super Tuna Festival in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2015, at the start of the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2-day tuna festival held in Aomori, northern Japan

Visitors to the annual Oma Super Tuna Festival watch fishmongers cut up a tuna during a demonstration at the start of the two-day event on Oct. 25, 2015, in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Helicopter salvaged after crash off Aomori

OMA, Japan - A helicopter that crashed July 6 in the Tsugaru Strait off Oma, Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, is salvaged July 10 for an investigation into the cause of the accident. The four people aboard went missing in the accident and the body of one of them -- Hiromitsu Kikuchi, 43, the copilot -- was recovered July 9 by divers from inside the wreckage. (Kyodo)

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9.6 mil. yen tuna shared by Japanese, Chinese sushi restaurant ow

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Imada (C), 63-year-old Japanese manager of the prestigious sushi restaurant ''Kyubey'' in Tokyo's posh Ginza district, and Zheng Weitao (L), 41-year-old Chinese manager of a sushi chain in Hong Kong and elsewhere, shake hands at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Jan. 5 after jointly bidding on a bluefin tuna that sold for 9.63 million yen at the New Year auction at the market, the highest price in eight years. They each took half of the fish, which was caught in the sea off Oma, Aomori Prefecture and cut in two at the market immediately after the bidding. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) 9.6 mil. yen tuna shared by Japanese, Chinese sushi

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Imada (C), 63-year-old Japanese manager of the prestigious sushi restaurant ''Kyubey'' in Tokyo's posh Ginza district, and Cheng Weitao (L), 41-year-old Chinese manager of a sushi chain in Hong Kong and elsewhere, shake hands at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Jan. 5 after jointly bidding on a bluefin tuna that sold for 9.63 million yen at the New Year auction at the market, the highest price in eight years. They each took half of the fish, which was caught in the sea off Oma, Aomori Prefecture and cut in two at the market immediately after the bidding. (Kyodo)@

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2019, shows Ryoichi Fujieda, the fisherman who caught the bluefin tuna which fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction held earlier in the day at the relocated Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Nagashima (R), executive managing director of Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, presents a document to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, to apply for NRA safety checks of its Oma nuclear power plant now under construction in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori. (Kyodo)

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J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows the Oma nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori. Electric Power Development Co., or J-Power, will apply on Dec. 16, 2014 to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for a safety screening for the plant. (Kyodo)

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Protests against nuclear facilities in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - People protest against the construction of the Electric Power Development Company's Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, and against putting into operation the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, both in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Wholesale dealers and purchasers check the conditions of tuna ahead of the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kg, shattering the previous record of 32.49 million yen, or 95,000 yen per kg. (Kyodo)

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Oma nuclear power plant in northwestern Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 24, 2020, shows Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, now under construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear power plant in northwestern Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 24, 2020, shows Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, now under construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st tuna auction in Tokyo

Fisherman Masahiko Yamamoto, who caught the bluefin tuna which fetched 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) at the New Year's auction in Tokyo, is surrounded by media crews in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear power plant

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2018, shows Electric Power Development Co.'s Oma nuclear power plant under construction in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority the same day investigated possible seismic activity of a fault running directly under the reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo