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World Service,3 mins

Bluefin tuna: Japan's obsession with a US castoff

The Food Chain

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How did Japan get hooked on bluefin tuna? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Edwin Lane speaks to author Trevor Corson, who explains how the wild fish went from being discarded at US town dumps to the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine - sushi. (Picture: A chef preparing bluefin tuna sushi. Credit: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)

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