Giant Bluefin Tuna Sells for Over $175,000 in Tokyo

A giant Bluefin Tuna, the largest on sale at the Tsukiji market since 2001, sells for over $175,000 US, or 111,000 British pounds, or 16.3 million yen. The 233kg (513lb) fish was sold at the wholesale fish market in Tokyo after being caught off the coast of Japan. A photo of...

Japanese monks strut their stuff on the catwalk

The Japanese are known to tolerate ambiguity between high and low culture, between the sacred and profane..."Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show — replete with rap music and a catwalk — at a major...

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