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A pair of premium melons in Hokkaido fetched 3.5 million yen at the year's first auction on Thursday, securing the event's second highest bid on record. The bid for the melons grown in the city of Yubari exceeded the previous year's by 500,000 yen but failed to top the record…
A pair of premium melons in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetched 3.5 million yen ($25,000) at the year's first auction on May 25, securing the event's second highest bid on record.