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Japan: New Year tuna auction in Tokyo
Video shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.
Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna at Tokyo auction
The 608-pound bluefin tuna fetched the second-highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish market.
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to be sold in the history of sushi.
Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million
It is the second highest price paid at the opening auction of the year in Tokyo's main fish market since comparable data started being collected in 1999.
Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction
A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction.
Massive tuna sells for $1.3M at Japan auction
A company spent $1.3 million to acquire a massive tuna during an auction held at a Japanese fish market in Tokyo over the weekend. It weighed over 600 pounds.
"Motorbike-Sized" Tuna Sells For More Than Rs 11 Crore At Tokyo Auction
The Onodera Group, which includes Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs, paid 207m yen for the 276-kilo bluefin tuna. This is the second-highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction.
Japanese chefs buy motorcycle-sized tuna for $1.3 million at Tokyo auction
A Michelin-starred sushi restaurant group has paid 207 million yen ($1.3 million) for a tuna in the annual New Year auction, marking the second-highest
Motorbike-sized tuna sells for £1m at Tokyo auction
Buyers believe securing the first catch at the opening auction of the year at Toyosu Fish Market helps to bring good fortune.
Massive bluefin tuna sells for $1.3M at Tokyo auction
A massive bluefin tuna sold for some $1.3 million on Sunday at the first auction of the season at Tokyo's popular fish market, the
A massive bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million
A 608-pound bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Sunday, making it the second-most expensive tuna sold at Japan’s premiere wholesale fish markets since record-keeping began in 1999.
Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight ...
Buyer Splashes Out $1.3m For Tokyo New Year Tuna
The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at ...