UPDATE FROM JAPAN!! 7/30/09
I wrote to the Japanese agency responsible for certifying the catch and here is their response.
The angler submitted a world record application to Japan Game Fish
Association. We are in the process of checking it; as soon as it is
confirmed of its validity, the application will be forwarded to the IGFA for a
world record. Because it was a very important catch, we need to take
enough time to make sure everything is correct and IGFA-legal.
Best regards,
Tsutomu Wakabayashi
Secretary-General, Japan Game Fish Association (JGFA)
Asahi Bldg. 2F, 1-11-2 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0013 JAPAN
Phone:81-3-5423-6022
Fax. :81-3-5423-6023
E-mail: japan@jgfa.or.jp
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