The first fish auction of 2023 at the Toyosu Fish Market, at the Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Tokyo, saw Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group pay ¥36,040,000 (about US$ 275,000) for a 212kg bluefin tuna.
According to Onodera, following the 5 January auction, the fish was carved up for fresh sushi.
It was the third year in a row that the buyers have pooled together to buy the New Year auction’s star fish.
While higher than last year’s price of ¥16.9 million ($202,000), it was still well short of 2019’s record of $3.1 million.
