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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2026.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2025.

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Year's 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first "fugu" pufferfish auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2025.

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Pufferfish auction in western Japan

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan, Sept. 25 Kyodo - "Fugu" pufferfish are unloaded from a basket at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2023, for the season's first auction. (Kyodo)

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Pufferfish auction in western Japan

"Fugu" pufferfish are unloaded from a basket at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2023, for the season's first auction.

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Pufferfish auction in western Japan

The season's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 25, 2023.

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Year's first pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2022.

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Year's first pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2022.

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Year's first pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2022.

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Year's first pufferfish auction in western Japan

The year's first auction of "fugu" pufferfish is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 4, 2022.

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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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Shimonoseki market marks arrival of fugu season

Brokers bid for fugu, or pufferfish, at a fish market in the western Japanese city of Shimonoseki in the early hours of Sept. 18, 2015, during the first auction of the season. The market is the country's biggest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimonoseki market marks arrival of fugu season

Brokers bid for fugu, or pufferfish, at a fish market in the western Japanese city of Shimonoseki in the early hours of Sept. 18, 2015, during the first auction of the season. The market is the country's biggest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==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 1st pufferfish auction in western Japan

Buyers inspect pufferfish at the year's first auction at a fish market in the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2020. (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 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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First pufferfish auction of season in western Japan

Brokers and buyers take part in the first auction of the season for fugu, commonly known as pufferfish, at a fish market in the western Japan city of Shimonoseki on Sept. 26, 2016. The market is the country's largest for fugu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo