Tokyo, tuna and Sushi

Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna at Tokyo auction
The 608-pound bluefin tuna fetched the second-highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish market.
Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of a motorbike. The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital.
Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million in Tokyo
It is the second highest price paid at the opening auction of the year in Tokyo's main fish market since comparable data started being collected in 1999.
Motorbike-sized tuna sells for record Rs 11 crore at Tokyo auction
This is the second-highest price ever recorded for the auction of bluefin tuna since the New Year event was first conducted in Japan in 1999.
Massive tuna sells for $1.3M at Japan auction
A company spent $1.3 million to acquire a massive tuna during an auction held at a Japanese fish market in Tokyo over the weekend. It weighed over 600 pounds.
Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction
A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction.
A massive bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million
A 608-pound bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Sunday, making it the second-most expensive tuna sold at Japan’s premiere wholesale fish markets since record-keeping began in 1999.
Giant Tuna Is The Size Of A Motorcycle But Carries Even Bigger Price Tag
Shutterstock Image It is no secret, tuna are some big fish. The average tuna is between 3 and 10 feet but this most recent tuna puts them all to shame. The NY Post shared that this tuna was the size of a motorcycle,
Tuna sells for $1.3m at fish auction
It’s delicious. So soft. It’s the best,' one customer said.
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