Tokyo tuna sells for ¥36m
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.
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