Shutting out the tourists

The fish market in Tokyo now has ropes in place to keep tourists out of the auction space for tuna.(Japanese article from Yahoo! Japan) Turns out there were problems with tourists taking snapshots with bidders and auctioneers while the auction was going on.

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I thinkI see DLS in the background of that picture with his tongue stuck to a frozen tuna, that's reason enough for a rope line...

Well, it wouldn't be theWell, it wouldn't be the first time my tongue's been stuck to a frozen tuna

tourismSokodeMusashiwaKangaeta.
I think admission fees should be charged so that the fish market will make some profit from those gaijinsan. 1000 yen per person would be OK.

AdmissionThey make plenty of money from their main business, perhaps they can have some official tours for the visitors.

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