Sea urchins caught off the Australian island of Tasmania are gradually becoming popular in Japan, competing with local fare mainly from Hokkaido.
While imports have been limited to those from such countries as Russia, Tasmanian sea urchins started arriving at Tokyo’s Tsukiji wholesale food market in mid-February.
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