Sushi restaurateurs fork out $1.3m for motorbike-sized tuna at auction in Tokyo
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from www.theguardian.com1 month ago
The Onodera Group paid 207 million yen for a 276 kilogram bluefin tuna at Tokyo’s new year auction, marking the second highest price since 1999.
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Tuna is considered a harbinger of good fortune in Japan. "Our wish is that people will eat this and have a wonderful year," said Onodera’s Shinji Nagao.
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