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 ...