Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna

Japan: New Year tuna auction in Tokyo
Video shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.
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.
Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million
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.
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to be sold in the history of sushi.
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.
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.
"Motorbike-Sized" Tuna Sells For More Than Rs 11 Crore At Tokyo Auction
The Onodera Group, which includes Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs, paid 207m yen for the 276-kilo bluefin tuna. This is the second-highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction.
Massive bluefin tuna sells for $1.3M at Tokyo auction
A massive bluefin tuna sold for some $1.3 million on Sunday at the first auction of the season at Tokyo's popular fish market, the
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.
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 ...
Buyer Splashes Out $1.3m For Tokyo New Year Tuna
The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at ...
Tokyo's Toyosu market holds first tuna auction of 2025
Traders have started bidding at the first tuna auction of 2025 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top item fetched the second ...
Viral News: Giant 276-Kg Tuna Auctioned For Record Price Of ₹11 Cr In Japan
In case you recently went to a fish market to shop some fresh tuna for a sushi treat, you might know that it is worth about ...