TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — A bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen (about 1.3 million U.S. {dollars}) on the first tuna public sale of 2025 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Sunday, the second highest worth on file.
With an array of tuna on the block, the energetic public sale started with a bell shortly after 5 a.m. native time on the Toyosu market, a preferred fish market that has grow to be one of many capital’s main vacationer spots lately.
The high merchandise was a 276 kg tuna caught off the coast of Oma within the northeastern prefecture of Aomori. The fish was collectively purchased by an intermediate wholesaler and an organization that operates the Sushi Ginza Onodera chain of eating places.
“The year’s first tuna brings good luck. We want to make people smile with food,” stated Shinji Nagao, president of the sushi restaurant operator.
The bid was the second highest since comparable knowledge turned obtainable in 1999, after 333.6 million yen marked in 2019’s new 12 months public sale.