Pictures: A giant tuna fetches $275,000 at New Year auction in Tokyo

The 212-kilo bluefin tuna was sold in the auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market

Published: January 05, 2023 06:51 AFP

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Workers pull a cart carrying the most expensive tuna sold at this year's first auction outside Toyosu Market in Tokyo. The top-selling tuna at Tokyo's traditional New Year auction sold for $275,000 on Thursday, nearly double last year's price, breaking a pandemic trend of slumping demand. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Tuna on the floor prior to the first tuna auction of the year at Toyosu Market in Tokyo. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Onodera Group and Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki forked out $275,000 for the 212-kilo bluefin tuna in the auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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The figure was still only a fraction of the 2019 record price but marks a recovery for the symbolic auction after three years in which prices slumped. Image Credit: AFP

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Buyers inspect tuna prior to the first tuna auction of the year at Toyosu Market in Tokyo. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Last year's top-selling tuna, bought by the same pair of bidders, went for just 16.88 million yen, with observers blaming subdued demand as a Covid wave ripped through Japan in early 2022. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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The New Year auction is highly anticipated, and securing the top-priced tuna offers bidders bragging rights. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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For years, the top bid came from self-proclaimed "Tuna King" Kiyoshi Kimura, who paid a record $3.1 million in 2019. But in recent years, Kimura has held back, citing the pandemic. Image Credit: AFP

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A man walks past tuna lined up in a row as wholesale sellers and buyers attend the first tuna auction of the New Year at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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A buyer inspects tuna prior to the first tuna auction of the year at Toyosu Market in Tokyo. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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