Tuna Sold for $145,290 in Tokyo Is Still Third Straight Drop
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A giant bluefin tuna was auctioned at a lower price for a third straight year in the ceremonial first sale at Tokyo’s fish market on Wednesday.
The 211-kilogram (465 pounds) tuna, caught off Oma in northern Japan, was sold for 16.9 million yen ($145,290), or 80,000 yen per kilogram, an official at the Tokyo market said by phone. Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki teamed up with Michelin-starred sushi chain operator Onodera Group and won the auction, according to a spokesperson at Onodera Food Service.