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Kyodo News
A snow crab fetched 800,000 yen ($7,050) at a fishing port auction in Fukui Prefecture on Saturday, as the fishing season began the same day in the Sea of Japan for the winter delicacy. The price was a record for a prime male crab marketed by the prefectural government under the “Kiwami” brand. The successful bidder, a local restaurant owner, said he purchased the crab so he could welcome customers with his “head held high.” “The novel coronavirus (pandemic) has finally settled down,” Toshiaki Nakamura said in the town of Echizen. “I want people to know that restaurants are doing OK.” Since 20…