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dc.contributor.authorHacker, Randi
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T17:38:00Z
dc.date.available2014-06-18T17:38:00Z
dc.date.issued2013-02-13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/14228
dc.descriptionThis is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
dc.description.abstractBroadcast Transcript: On January 5th, the owner of a Japanese sushi franchise bought a Bluefin tuna that was THIS big. No. Really. It weighed 488 pounds. No. Really. And the guy who bought it paid 155.4 million yen or about 1.76 million bucks for it. No. Really. This fish story took place at the traditional New Year's auction at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market. Unlike other Asian countries, Japan celebrates the same new year as we do in the West. Anyway, at the fish market, restaurant owners from all over Asia bid against one another for the honor of purchasing the year's first tuna whose meat, according to sushi lore, is highly esteemed by sushi aficionados. Never mind that Bluefin is seriously overfished, this Bluefin was caught in Oma, a town known for the deliciousness of the tuna caught there. And if you think this tuna was expensive, you should've seen the one that got away. #japan #ceas #hacker
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenter for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPostcards from Asia;0280
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://audioboom.com/posts/1239376-0280-expensive-tuna?playlist_direction=reversed
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectNew Year's First Tuna
dc.subjectTuskiji Fish Market
dc.subjectTokyo
dc.subjectOma
dc.titleExpensive Tuna
dc.typeRecording, oral
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