NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - January 04, 2025 Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at a regional wholesale market in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2025.

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 ...

The record price for a tuna at the first Toyosu fish market New Year auction was ¥333.6 million ... years came from Ōma in Aomori Prefecture in Japan’s northern Tōhoku region, renowned ...

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 ...

The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital. Onodera Group, which had the winning bid, said the tuna - which weighs ...

Tokyo (CNN) — A bluefin tuna about the ... (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction.

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This is the second-highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction. A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed "Tuna King", paid $1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction ...