PHOTO ESSAY / Pingtung celebrates 25 years of tuna fest with sumo wrestlers
06/09/2025 07:22 PM
Sumo wrestlers from Japan on Monday tried their hand at fun games, such as guessing the weight of a bluefin tuna, at Donggang Fishery Port in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, where the catch is at the heart of a 25-year-old seasonal tourism event.
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