bluefin tuna, sushi and Tokyo

Giant tuna the size of a motorcycle sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for $1.3 million
A bluefin tuna equal to the size and weight of a standard motorcycle was sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for a whopping 207 million yen — roughly $1.3 million. The sale took place at the annual New Year auction at Toyosu Fish Market and marks the second-highest price ever paid in its history.
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 year auction.
Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna at Tokyo auction
The 608-pound bluefin tuna fetched the second-highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish market.
Single tuna sells for over $1.3 million in Japan
A 608-pound bluefin tuna was sold on Jan. 5 at a Tokyo fish market for over $1.3 million, the catch going jointly to a tuna wholesaler and a sushi restaurant.
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
A bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million at an auction in Tokyo on Sunday morning, making it one of the most expensive tuna to be sold in the history of sushi.
Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of a motorbike. The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital.
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 market organizers.
Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna
The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction.It is the second highest price paid at the opening auction of the year in Tokyo's main fish market since comparable data started being collected in 1999.
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