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Now playing Next no comment Japan: Sushi restaurant purchases bluefin tuna for over $614,000 A popular sushi restaurant in Tokyo, Sushizanmai, purchased a 212 kilogram bluefin tuna for 72 million yen (614,016 USD) at Japan’s iconic Tsukiji fish market during its first auction of the year on T 06/01/2017
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Now playing Next no comment Japan: Abacus event at shrine Children took part in a New Year abacus calculation event held at a shrine in Osaka, western Japan. 05/01/2017
Now playing Next no comment Japan sticks to tradition to mark 2017 A bell tolled to mark the New Year at Japan’s Zentsu Temple in Zentsuji City. 01/01/2017
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Now playing Next USA Abe offers "everlasting condolences" at Pearl Harbor Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Pearl Harbor, offers his "everlasting condolences" to the victims of the 1941 attack on the US naval base 28/12/2016
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Now playing Next USA Pearl Harbor: What happened? It was at 7:55 am local time on December 7, 1941 that Japanese planes launched a surprise and devastating attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 26/12/2016
Now playing Next no comment "Operation Cleanup" for the Japanese army More than 500 troops from Japan’s Ground Self Defence Forces (JSDF) have participated in an annual clean-up exercise at the historic Himeji Castle. 21/12/2016
Now playing Next Japan Japan and Russia sign trade deals but remain marooned over islands There have been a number of economic deals at a summit in Tokyo but no breakthrough on a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties between Moscow and Tokyo since the Second World War. 16/12/2016
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