TOKYO, Apr 20 (News On Japan) –
A bluefin tuna offered for 510.3 million yen on the 12 months’s first public sale in January at Toyosu Market in Tokyo’s Koto Ward has been formally acknowledged by Guinness World Records because the ‘costliest tuna offered at public sale.’
On April 20, a certification ceremony was held for Kiyomura, the operator of sushi chain Sushi Zanmai, which received the bid for the fish.
The tuna was bought through the market’s annual ‘first public sale,’ a intently watched occasion that always attracts nationwide consideration as an indicator of sentiment within the seafood commerce. The record-setting sale as soon as once more highlighted the sturdy publicity worth connected to the New Year public sale.
Source: Kyodo