Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna

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TOKYO, Japan -- 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.Michelin-starred sushi restauranteurs the Onodera Group said they paid 207 million yen for the 276 kilogram (608 pound) bluefin tuna, roughly the size and weight of a motorbike.It is the second highest price paid at the opening auction of the year in Tokyo&#x27;s main fish market since comparable data started being collected in 1999.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.&quot;The first tuna is something meant to bring in good fortune,&quot; Onodera official Shinji Nagao told reporters after the auction. &quot;Our wish is that people will eat this and have a wonderful year.&quot;The Onodera Group paid 114 million yen for the top tuna last year.But the highest ever auction price was 333.6 million yen for a 278 kilogram bluefin in 2019, as the fish market was moved from its traditional Tsukiji area to a modern facility in nearby Toyosu.The record bid was made by self-proclaimed &quot;Tuna King&quot; Kiyoshi Kimura, who operates the Sushi Zanmai national restaurant chain.During the Covid-19 pandemic the new year tunas commanded only a fraction of their usual top prices, as the public were discouraged from dining out and restaurants had limited operations.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

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.

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.

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Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna

Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna

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