Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to be sold in the history of sushi.
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A Bear-Sized Bluefin Tuna Fetches $1.3 Million At A Tokyo Fish Market
A bear-sized bluefin tuna has been sold at a Tokyo market for ¥207 million ($1.3 million), boasting enough fishy flesh to ...
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Giant tuna the size of a motorcycle sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for $1.3 million
The Aomori prefecture is one of Japan’s leaders in the fishing industry. Its coasts boast cold and warm current sea creatures, including scallops, flounders, and some of the best bluefin tuna in ...
Tuna fetches over $1.3 million at New Year auction in Japan
A bluefin tuna was sold for $1,316,835 (207 million yen) on Sunday (January 5), marking the second-highest bid at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market's annual auction since its inception in 1999, according to ...
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Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction
A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new ...
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Taiwan to boost fresh bluefin tuna exports to Japan via strategic collaborations
Taiwan has strengthened its fresh bluefin tuna export efforts to Japan through a new partnership, following a 50% increase in ...
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Massive tuna sells for $1.3M at Japan auction
TWO HISTORIC LONDON FOOD MARKETS, HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD, TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE The Japan National Tourism Organization called Toyosu Market the "biggest fish market in the world." People sell tuna ...
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Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million in Tokyo
The powerful buyers have now paid the top price for five years straight — winning bragging rights and a lucrative frenzy of media attention in Japan. "The first tuna is something meant to bring ...
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Buyer pays £1.2m for 276kg-bluefin tuna at New Year’s auction
The massive tuna, weighing as much as a motorbike, was the first fish to be auctioned at the market, a tradition that has become both a cultural and commercial spectacle in Japan. “The first ...
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Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
A bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million at a predawn auction in Tokyo on Sunday morning, making it one of the most expensive tuna to be sold in the history of sushi. The 608-pound fish, equivalent in ...
The Boston Globe19d
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
The fish is typically caught in the Tsugaru Strait - a channel frequented by tuna traveling between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean - using traditional pole and line methods rather than a ...
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Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $2.3 million in Japan
The fish is typically caught in the Tsugaru Strait – a channel frequented by tuna travelling between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean – using traditional pole and line methods rather ...