THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2009/6/12
NAKANOTO, Ishikawa Prefecture--They dropped out of the
sky, apparently--the fish, that is.
About 10 small fish, all dead, were found Tuesday near a road in
a residential area here. The fish, each 3 to 5 centimeters long,
appeared to be crucian carp.
A 78-year-old man in Nakanoto spotted the fish on the rear roof
of a van and in a roadside ditch Tuesday evening.
The unusual sighting comes after about 100 dead tadpoles were
found in Nanao, about 15 kilometers north of Nakanoto, and more
than 30 in Hakusan to the south on June 4, 6 and 8.
Opinions on the cause of the incidents include birds spitting
out tadpoles or a tornado, but no one has come up with a convincing
explanation. (IHT/Asahi: June 12,2009)
