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Vending machine selling blowfish

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2023, shows a vending machine set at a facility adjacent to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, selling frozen sliced local blowfish and porgy as a souvenir or meal on a train.

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Vending machine selling blowfish

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2023, shows a vending machine set at a facility adjacent to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, selling frozen sliced local blowfish and porgy as a souvenir or meal on a train.

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

OSAKA, Japan, June 12 Kyodo - Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Shinsekai downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Dotombori area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak.

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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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Abe shows off dish of blowfish sashimi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shows off a large dish of sashimi made from naturally bred "torafugu" blowfish at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014. The dish was presented to him by a group of blowfish wholesalers from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. Abe is a House of Representatives member representing a constituency in the prefecture.

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Ehime fish breeder successfully farms prized 'fugu' blowfish

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Toshiyasu Yoshimura, president of Optima Foods Corp., holds a cultured ''torafugu'' blowfish at his firm in Ainan, Ehime Prefecture, on July 12, 2009.

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Finding Nemo (2003)

Bloat Characters: Bloat Film: Finding Nemo (USA 2003) Director: Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich 30 May 2003 Date: 30 May 2003

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Japanese blowfish dish introduced at Expo Milano 2015

Sadao Oshiumi (L), a chef licensed for cooking blowfish, performs the art of thinly slicing the blowfish and then displaying them in a crane shape on a plate to visitors to the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 on May 24, 2015. Expo Milano made exceptional measures to allow the admission of blowfish, although the importation of such poisonous fish is usually regulated by the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese blowfish dish introduced at Expo Milano 2015

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 taste a dish using blowfish, a Japanese delicacy from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 24, 2015. Expo Milano made exceptional measures to allow the admission of blowfish, although the importation of such poisonous fish is usually regulated by the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Shinsekai downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Dotombori area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Famous blowfish lantern in Osaka

A large blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in Osaka, hangs in front of Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in the Shinsekai downtown area in the western Japan city, on June 23, 2020. The restaurant with a history of 100 years will shut down in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish lantern in Osaka

A large blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in Osaka, hangs in front of Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in the Shinsekai downtown area in the western Japan city, on June 23, 2020. The restaurant with a history of 100 years will shut down in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish lantern in Osaka

A large blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in Osaka, hangs in front of Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in the Shinsekai downtown area in the western Japan city, on June 23, 2020. The restaurant with a history of 100 years will shut down in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Dotombori downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Shinsekai area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Dotombori downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Shinsekai area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Shinsekai downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Dotombori area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Shinsekai downtown area, is seen closed on May 15, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Dotombori area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first auction for blowfish in western Japan

The season's first auction is held for blowfish at a fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first auction for blowfish in western Japan

Photo shows blowfish in cases after the season's first auction for the winter delicacy at a fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first auction for blowfish in western Japan

The season's first auction is held for blowfish at a fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2019. (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