{"id":208776,"date":"2025-01-06T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/motorbike-sized-tuna-sells-for-1m-at-tokyo-auction\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T11:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:40:10","slug":"motorbike-sized-tuna-sells-for-1m-at-tokyo-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/motorbike-sized-tuna-sells-for-1m-at-tokyo-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorbike-sized tuna sells for \u00a31m at Tokyo auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/01\/768x432\/skynews-bluefin-tuna-japan_6792583.jpg?20250106112157&amp;resize=768,432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Motorbike-sized tuna sells for \u00a31m at Tokyo auction\" title=\"Motorbike-sized tuna sells for \u00a31m at Tokyo auction\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top bidder at a fish market auction in Tokyo has paid more than one million pounds for a tuna.<\/p>\n<p>The 276kg bluefin tuna &#8211; around the size and weight of a motorbike &#8211; was bought for 207m yen (\u00a31.05m) at Toyosu Fish Market.<\/p>\n<p>The winning bid was made by Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs the Onodera Group and wholesaler Yamayuki.<\/p>\n<p>The sum is the second highest ever paid at the market&#8217;s opening auction of the year &#8211; and the fifth successive year the buyers have forked out the top price.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">The tuna will be used by sushi restaurateurs the Onodera Group. Pic: Reuters<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The highest tuna price remains 333.6m yen (\u00a31.7m), paid by restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura in 2019 for a 278kg bluefin.<\/p>\n<p>The Onodera Group said the latest catch, which was caught in waters off the northern town of Oma, will be served at restaurants across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The buyers said the large sum was paid to secure the tuna because its &#8220;unmatched freshness stood out&#8221;, reported The Japan Times.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate record-breaking sale, around 350g of Hokkaido sea urchins went for 7m yen (\u00a335,500).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/indian-investigative-journalist-found-dead-inside-septic-tank-13284436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journalist found dead inside septic tank<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/canadas-pm-justin-trudeau-likely-to-announce-resignation-reports-say-13284382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada&#8217;s PM Justin Trudeau &#8216;likely&#8217; to resign<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officials have claimed the Toyosu Fish Market is the biggest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Buyers believe securing the first catch at the opening auction of the year helps to bring good fortune.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/motorbike-sized-tuna-sells-for-1631m-at-tokyo-auction-13284469\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top bidder at a fish market auction in Tokyo has paid more than one million pounds for a tuna. The 276kg bluefin tuna &#8211; around the size and weight of a motorbike &#8211; was bought for 207m yen (\u00a31.05m) at Toyosu Fish Market. 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