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Saury prices spike amid poor catch off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Pacific saury is sold for 400 yen per fish at Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 10, 2014. Prices for the fish, known as "samma" in Japan, have soared as fishermen suffered an extremely poor drift net fishing catch for the month of July in the Pacific waters off eastern Hokkaido.

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Saury noodles in quake-hit Iwate

OFUNATO, Japan - Worker at a rest house holds ''samma ramen,'' or saury noodles, in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on July 22, 2011. Local restaurants jointly devised samma ramen as a specialty, hoping to use the dish to promote the fishing city hit by the March earthquake and tsunami.

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Offspring of entertainers increasingly emerging into similar jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Magazine model Imalu, the daughter of comedian and TV personality Samma Akashiya and his former wife actress Shinobu Otake, appears at an event in Tokyo in June.

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Japanese talk show "Tetsuko's Room" to mark 40th anniversary

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), 82, actress and host of "Tetsuko's Room," celebrates with veteran comedians Samma Akashiya (C) and George Tokoro in Tokyo's TV Asahi on Jan. 22, 2016, during the recording of a special episode commemorating the talk show's upcoming 40th anniversary. "Tetsuko's Room," which started Feb. 2, 1976, was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011 for achieving the most TV talk show episodes hosted by the same presenter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saury noodles in quake-hit Iwate

OFUNATO, Japan - Worker at a rest house holds ''samma ramen,'' or saury noodles, in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on July 22, 2011. Local restaurants jointly devised samma ramen as a specialty, hoping to use the dish to promote the fishing city hit by the March earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Saury prices spike amid poor catch off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Pacific saury is sold for 400 yen per fish at Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 10, 2014. Prices for the fish, known as "samma" in Japan, have soared as fishermen suffered an extremely poor drift net fishing catch for the month of July in the Pacific waters off eastern Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Samma, actress Matsushima top celebrity poll

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and comedian Akashiya Samma (L) and actress Nanako Matsushima (R) topped the list of Japan's favorite personalities in 2000, according to a survey released Jan. 10 by the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. Samma, who is also a television host, topped the list for the third straight year and a ninth time altogether, while it was a first for Matsushima, who has drawn top ratings in her TV dramas.