TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen ($3.24 million) for a single bluefin tuna on Monday, by far the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo ...

A bluefin tuna was sold for about 16.88 million yen (approximately $146K) at Tokyo’s annual New Year tuna auction in Japan. The 211 kgs. (approximately 465 lbs.) tuna was caught off Japan’s northern ...

The fish in question was caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, a region that is renowned for its high-quality tuna fish. According to a report by AP, tuna fish costs $13,360 per kilogram in t ...

A 535-pound Pacific bluefin caught off Oma in northern Japan sold for $3.2 million at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. The winning bid ...

A sushi chef holds up the head of a bluefin tuna at a restaurant in Tsukji market area in Tokyo after it was sold at the first auction of the year at the Toyosu fish market on Jan. 5, 2020. (AP ...

According to Kyodo News, the bluefin tuna, one of the most desirable fish for Japan's iconic dish, Sushi, weighed 243 kg and was caught off the coast of Oma in Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region.

A massive 243kg (535lb) bluefin tuna has been sold for a record 510 million yen (£2.4m) to a Japanese sushi restaurant.