Justin McCurry “Last supper? Japan's diners divided over killer puffer fish” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/05/last-supper-japan-killer-puffer-fish-fugu
無毒の河豚の養殖に成功し、河豚肝の解禁を主張する佐賀県とそれに対する反発を巡って*1。
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The 16th-century feudal warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi banned blowfish consumption among his soldiers, and similar nationwide bans stayed in place through the Edo period (1603-1868). Fugu is said to be the only fish Japan’s emperor is not allowed to eat.Perhaps the most famous victim was the Kabuki actor and national living treasure Bando Mitsugoro VIII*2, who in 1975 died just over four hours after eating four servings of fugu liver, having convinced the chef that he had developed a natural resistance to the toxin’s crippling effects.
