MUSHROOMS FROM DISASTER-HIT NOTO FETCH RECORD US$2,200 AT AUCTION

"Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms are displayed after fetching a record price of 350,000 yen (US$2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan 9, 2025. (Kyodo)