A bluefin tuna caught off northern Japan fetched 207 million yen ($1.31 million) in the inaugural auction of 2025 at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale fish market on Jan. 5. It was the second-highest ...

Intermediary wholesalers will turn around and sell the fish to sushi and other restaurants both in Japan and abroad. The bluefin tuna auction is handled by five major wholesalers that gather the ...

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When it comes to auctions, most people think of rare art, luxury cars, or sports and film memorabilia. But sometimes, it’s ...

A huge bluefin tuna was sold for USD 176,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on Japan to help save the threatened fish. The 232.6 ...

Japanese have been eating tuna fish from far back in the ... In modern times, the first auction of the year for bluefin tuna at Tokyo's fish market always attracts a lot of attention.