PHOTO BY TETSUO HAMAMOTO

Pair of Yubari melons sell for record high Y2.5 mil

Tuesday 13th May, 03:26 PM JST

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maryhinge at 09:16 PM JST - 13th May

My melons are free!
Ah_so at 09:55 PM JST - 13th May

Perhaps the buyer got confused when he heard that a pair of juicy mellons was up for grabs.
illsayit at 10:44 PM JST - 13th May

The seafood guy, from beforehand, has probably some debt/relation with-whether it be money or personal. He can be generous, and wants to be generous, considering Yubari's predicaments. Fair enough, good on him. The problem is, what the acquired monies then go towards. Do they use it to just pay off some bills, or do they take the incentive to invest some more, and try and create something, something that would better Yubari overall? Cause paying the bills, still wont clear the debt, and actually change their situation. That seems to me to be where the problems lie. It seems to happen often, and not only in Japan.

Cause i reckon the only people that consider it a topic of conversation, would be foreigners.
larguero at 10:57 PM JST - 13th May

would he pay the same amount for a melon harvested outside Japan? Why don-t the government subsidize melons instead of rice?
Triumvere at 11:41 PM JST - 13th May

Food shortage, eh?
rjdsr at 12:56 AM JST - 14th May

Go Go Yubari!
VoXman at 01:07 AM JST - 14th May

Common they are not even square shaped.
OhioDonna at 05:16 AM JST - 14th May

A jump-start for the economy!?
Badsey at 05:35 AM JST - 14th May

people will always try to find a way to blame the melons - when they are really just innocent bystanders in this charade of commercialism. You really shouldn't blame the melons.
jc73 at 06:04 AM JST - 14th May

the guy who bought these will feel like a hero for 10 minutes and than feel like a complete dufous for the rest of his life.
telecasterplayer at 06:48 AM JST - 14th May

I wonder how many working poor or homeless people this person stepped over to get to the bank for the transfer of funds.
thebottomline at 03:40 PM JST - 14th May

keep it clean or my comment will be removed.......Wow! They are expensive!
capone at 04:35 PM JST - 14th May

the old business saying certainly applies here: "there's nothing like a stupid customer"
cleo at 01:49 PM JST - 15th May

Makes the Yubari melons look cheap (and tasty) -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7398949.stm
Sarge at 01:54 PM JST - 15th May

Here's another old business saying ( the used car salesman in True Lies said this ): One born every minute.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Something is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.