5 men sickened after eating poisonous puffer fish

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7. The rule of thumb for eating puffer fish (fugu) in Japan is

"If you want to eat it, you take responsibility for your own actions." Everyone knows eating fugu can be deadly, and the toxicity can vary, depending on


1．ふぐは種類によって毒力が異なる。the species

2．臓器の種類によって毒力が異なる。and the type of organ

3．毒力は個体差が大きい。Toxicity can even vary widely among individual fish.

4．有毒とされている臓器は通年で有毒である。Toxic organs are toxic throughout the year.

5．漁獲海域によって毒力が異なる場合がある。There are even cases where toxicity can vary depending on where the fish was caught.