By KURATOSHI YOKOYAMA/ Staff Writer
June 26, 2022 at 18:29 JST
This year’s first auction of the high-end Juno Heart variety of cherries in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on June 25. Seen front right is the box that fetched the highest price of 600,000 yen. (Kuratoshi Yokoyama)
HACHINOHE, Aomori Prefecture--A single high-end variety of cherry fetched 40,000 yen ($296) during this year’s first auction here of the fruit, drawing gasps among bidders and spectators. [Read More]
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