This sentiment reflects the broader tradition in Japan, where the first tuna of the year is seen as a symbol of prosperity and good luck, making the auction not only a gastronomic event but also a ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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The 211-kilogram (465 pounds) tuna, caught off Oma in northern Japan, was sold for 16.9 million yen (US$145,290), or 80,000 yen per kilogram, an official at the Tokyo market said by phone.

Japanese have been eating tuna fish from far back in the ... In modern times, the first auction of the year for bluefin tuna at Tokyo's fish market always attracts a lot of attention.

Narrator: The first auction of the year in Japan is when you'll see ridiculously high prices for fish. Mostly as a symbolic gesture, or a publicity stunt. Which is partly why the 489-pound tuna ...

Toyosu Japan Frozen view February 25th, 2025 Yellowfin tuna, frozen, auction, domestic and imports, daily, Toyosu, mid price Japan Frozen view March 6th, 2025 Yellowfin tuna, frozen, auction ...

The Brazil/Japan Tuna Project, with the participation of the Atlantic Tuna company is expected to create over 2,000 new jobs, directly and indirectly through the operation of 16 Japanese vessels ...