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Auction listings and prices soar for decades-old leisure and fishing craft
Used boats from Japan can be seen at an auction site an hour south of Bangkok. (Photo by Shota Manda)
SHOTA MANDA
September 4, 2026 22:13 JST
BANGKOK — Discarded small vessels from Japan are gaining renewed purpose in Thailand, where traders seeking undervalued craft are increasingly offering them at auctions across the region.