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Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

The first saury catch of the season is landed at a port in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 15, 2025.

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Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

The first saury catch of the season is landed at a port in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 15, 2025.

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Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury are landed for the first time of season at a port in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury fishing season begins in Hokkaido

Saury are landed for the first time of season at a port in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Saury landing at eastern Japan port

Saury landing at eastern Japan port

Saury are landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023, for the first time in about two years amid recent poor catch.

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Saury landing at Fukushima port

Saury landing at Fukushima port

Onahama port in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Saury landing at Fukushima port

Saury landing at Fukushima port

Onahama port in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Saury price rockets sky-high

Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014.

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Iwate's Ofunato 1st saury shipments since disaster

Iwate's Ofunato 1st saury shipments since disaster

OFUNATO, Japan - Workers pack saury into boxes in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 5, 2011. Fishermen in the city on the same day sent off their first direct shipments of saury this season, seeing it as a symbol of recovery from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.

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CORRECTED: Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

CORRECTED: Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

The port of Onahama in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, lands the season's first haul of saury on Dec. 9, 2021, about two months later than usual.

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Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

The port of Onahama in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, lands the season's first haul of saury on Dec. 9, 2021, about two months later than usual.

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Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

The port of Onahama in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, lands the season's first haul of saury on Dec. 9, 2021, about two months later than usual.

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Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

The port of Onahama in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, lands the season's first haul of saury on Dec. 9, 2021, about two months later than usual.

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Saury landed at Iwaki port for 1st time of year

Saury landed at Iwaki port for 1st time of year

Photo taken Oct. 7, 2015, shows saury landed at a port in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki for the first time this year. The saury went under the hammer between 251 yen and 300 yen per kilogram and were shipped mainly to the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saury landed at Iwaki port for 1st time of year

Saury landed at Iwaki port for 1st time of year

Photo taken Oct. 7, 2015, shows saury landed at a port in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki for the first time this year. The saury went under the hammer between 251 yen and 300 yen per kilogram and were shipped mainly to the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's 1st saury haul at disaster-hit northern Japan port

Season's 1st saury haul at disaster-hit northern Japan port

Fishermen check saury landed at the port of Ofunato in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate for the first time this fishing season on Aug. 24, 2015, about four and a half years since the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saury sold for highest price in decade in Hokkaido

Saury sold for highest price in decade in Hokkaido

A man picks up saury landed at the port of Kushiro in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture on July 9, 2015. Saury was sold for 15,500 yen per kilogram in the year's first auction, the highest in 10 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first saury in northern Japan

Season's first saury in northern Japan

The season's first saury caught off eastern Hokkaido are sold for 5,980 yen apiece at a shop in Kushiro in the northern Japan prefecture on July 15, 2020. The price per kilogram at a local wholesale market during the day's auction fetched a record-high 41,040 yen ($382) due to the limited catch.

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Iwate's Ofunato 1st saury shipments since disaster

Iwate's Ofunato 1st saury shipments since disaster

OFUNATO, Japan - Workers pack saury into boxes in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 5, 2011. Fishermen in the city on the same day sent off their first direct shipments of saury this season, seeing it as a symbol of recovery from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March. (Kyodo)

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Saury price rockets sky-high

Saury price rockets sky-high

KUSHIRO, Japan - Freshly caught saury, priced at 900 yen apiece or almost twice as expensive as last year, hits the shelves for the first time this year at the Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 10, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Auction for season's first saury in northern Japan

Auction for season's first saury in northern Japan

Photo shows the season's first saury caught off eastern Hokkaido, put up for auction at a local wholesale market in Kushiro in the northern Japan prefecture on July 15, 2020. The price per kilogram for saury reached a record-high 41,040 yen ($382) due to the limited catch.

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Saury catch in northeastern Japan

Saury catch in northeastern Japan

The season's first catch of saury at Onahama port in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is landed on Nov. 18, 2019, about a month and a half later than usual years due to poor stocks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saury catch in northeastern Japan

Saury catch in northeastern Japan

The season's first catch of saury at Onahama port in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is landed on Nov. 18, 2019, about a month and a half later than usual years due to poor stocks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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First saury landing in Fukushima

First saury landing in Fukushima

Saury are landed on Oct. 16, 2017, for the first time of the season at the Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. The decline of saury catch has been a serious concern among local fishermen in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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First saury landing in Fukushima

First saury landing in Fukushima

Saury are landed on Oct. 16, 2017, for the first time of the season at the Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. The decline of saury catch has been a serious concern among local fishermen in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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First saury landing in Fukushima

First saury landing in Fukushima

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, shows the first saury landing of the season at Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The saury were shipped to local as well as metropolitan outlets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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First saury landing in Fukushima

First saury landing in Fukushima

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, shows the first saury landing of the season at Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The saury were shipped to local as well as metropolitan outlets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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