This year's first auction of the winter delicacy fugu, or blowfish, has been held in Shimonoseki ... a.m. at the Haedomari market, which handles the largest volume of the fish in the country.

a 39-year-old fish wholesaler in Shimonoseki, who won the bid. He said he plans to ship the meat to restaurants in Hiroshima and Tokyo. Last year, the same wholesale market at the Shimonoseki ...

The auction, held at the Sapporo fish market and Shimonoseki port, featured 1.4 tons of fin whale meat caught off Hokkaido. The tail meat, known as "onomi," fetched the peak price of $1,312 per ...

Fresh meat of fin whales displayed on tray at a fish market in Shimonoseki, Japan (Shimonoseki City, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Maintenance Division via AP) Officials said 30 of the ...