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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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(6) Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

NAHA, Japan - Globefish has been extinct before opening at The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture. Photo is taken on Apr. 2002. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Princess Kako visits aquarium in western Japan

Princess Kako, second daughter of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, watches globefish at an aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 6, 2015, in her first public duty alone outside Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==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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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.