Massive motorcycle-sized bluefin tuna fetches ₹11 crore at Japanese auction, it weighs...
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Massive motorcycle-sized bluefin tuna fetches ₹11 crore at Japanese auction, it weighs...

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In a spectacle that has become a cherished New Year tradition, the Onodera Group, a Michelin-starred sushi restaurateur, shelled out an astonishing 207 million yen for a bluefin tuna at Tokyo’s prestigious fish market auction. Japanese sushi group Onodera paid $1.3M for a 276kg bluefin tuna at Tokyo's New Year auction. The New Year auction at the Toyosu market, Tokyo's primary fish trading hub, is a cultural landmark, with powerful bidders vying for the symbolic first tuna to mark a prosperous year ahead. However, the record for the highest auction price remains untouched, set in 2019 when the so-called “Tuna King,” Kiyoshi Kimura, bid a staggering 333.6 million yen for a slightly larger 278-kilogram bluefin.

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Bluefin tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan’s Toyosu fish market auction
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Bluefin tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan’s Toyosu fish market auction

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Tokyo CNN — A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction. Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs Onodera Group claimed the 608-pound fish with its million-dollar bid at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on January 5, Japanese news agency …

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