The buyers won the tuna at a widely-known fish market called the Toyosu Market, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The auctions were previously held at the Tsukiji Market but ...

“Tuna is a precious food, which is the core of Japanese food culture,” said Keiichi Suzuki, president of the Tsukiji fish market, where some 2,280 tuna fish were bid for on Tuesday.

Even before Tokyo’s international wholesale fish market – the largest in the world – moved to the Toyosu district in 2018, the Tsukiji Outer ... from basics (like tuna) to the exotic.

More fish passes through Tsukiji than any other market in the world. Some estimates suggest that the market does more than $4 billion in business per year. The tuna in the market is delivered from ...

65-year-old Junichi Ito, a fish wholesaler ... One of the main attractions of the Tsukiji market for foreign tourists was the tuna auction. Years ago, it was only open to the workers, and the ...

Raw bluefin tuna steaks. Coiled octopus tentacles ... And no place is more respected than the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. Located near the old port — about one mile from the famed Hamarikyu ...

The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it ... It’s the latest vision for what is to replace the old market famous for its tuna auctions and pre-dawn fresher-than ...

Image: AP/Ayaka McGill A stall sells tuna sushi sets at Tsukiji market in Tokyo Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) “Fatty fish tastes good, feels better on your tongue and is called ...

In any situation, a red figure provides relief. If it is not there, we feel as if a hole has been made. Tuna is a star actor on the dining table stage. Its presence is especially conspicuous among ...

They get their tuna from a number of different sources, including Japan's Tsukiji fish market. There are several different varieties of tuna, but bluefin is what you're most likely to find at high ...

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s ...