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 ...

A company spent seven figures to acquire a massive tuna during an auction held at a Japanese fish market in Tokyo over the weekend. The 600-plus-pound tuna went to Onodera Group, a Japanese ...

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 ...

The sale reflects a long-standing cultural tradition in Japan, where the first tuna auction of the year is seen as a harbinger of prosperity. Restaurants bid not just for the fish but for the ...

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 ...