That record bid was placed by Kiyoshi Kimura, known as the 'Tuna King,' who operates the Sushi Zanmai restaurant chain. With the market returning to form, it’s clear that the allure of Japan’s ...

The highest priced tuna for all but one of the years came from Ōma in Aomori Prefecture in Japan’s northern Tōhoku ... Hokkaidō pulled in the highest bid. Toi Fisheries Cooperative is located ...

The 232.6-kilogramme (512-pound) bluefin tuna -- caught off Japan's northern region of Aomori -- fetched a winning bid of JPY 16.28 million (USD 176,000), said an official at the Tsukiji fish market.

A bluefin tuna caught off northern Japan fetched 207 million yen ($1.31 ... an intermediate wholesale company that put in the winning bid. The 276-kilogram fish was caught off the coast of Oma ...

Tokyo (CNN) — A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle ... s Toyosu fish market on January 5, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. The bid marks the second highest price since the seafood ...

The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital. Onodera Group, which had the winning bid, said the tuna - which weighs ...

The year started off in an amazing way with a giant bluefin tuna being sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu ... bought the special fish at Japan's well-known New Year auction. This sale is a big deal not ...

The winning bid again came from ... salmon, and Japanese common squid have all declined in recent years. While high-end products like bluefin tuna and sea urchin, delicacies that feature ...

A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed "Tuna King", paid $1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market on Sunday. A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a ...

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 ...