The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid 207 million yen (S$1.8 million) for a tuna on Jan 5, the second-highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction. The 276kg bluefin tuna, roughly the size and weight of a motorbike, was bought by Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs the Onodera Group.

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Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction

The huge bluefin, which was auctioned in Tokyo, will be served at restaurants across Japan.

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Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m

The Onodera Group, known for its premium sushi, secured the 276kg bluefin tuna for 207 million yen (€1.28m) after a bidding process at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.

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Buyer pays €1.28m for 276kg tuna at Tokyo New Year’s 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.

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"Motorbike-Sized" Tuna Sells For More Than Rs 11 Crore At Tokyo Auction

Japanese Michelin-starred Onodera Group paid $1.3M for a bluefin tuna at Tokyo's New Year auction.

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Massive motorcycle-sized bluefin tuna fetches ₹11 crore at Japanese auction, it weighs...

One of the most expensive bluefin tuna to be sold in the history of sushi was snapped up by a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant chain.

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Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $2.1 million in Japan

Last year, the same gastronomic group spent 114 million yen (approximately 4.10 million reais) for a piece of tuna. A bluefin tuna sold for over R$ 7 million reais in Japan this Sunday during the traditional New Year tuna auction in Tokyo. The prestigious sushi restaurant Onodera Group, recognized by the Michelin guide, paid 207 million yen (about 7.45 million reais) for the 276 kilo fish caught in Oma, in the northern province of Aomori.

No ano passado, o mesmo grupo gastronômico gastou 114 milhões de ienes (aproximadamente 4,10 milhões de reais) por uma peça de atum Um atum vermelho foi vendido por mais de R$ 7 milhões de reais no Japão neste domingo, durante o tradicional leilão de atum de Ano Novo em Tóquio.   O prestigiado restaurante de sushi Onodera Group, reconhecido pelo guia Michelin, pagou 207 milhões de ienes (cerca de 7,45 milhões de reais) pelo peixe de 276 quilos, …

Atum vermelho é vendido por mais de R$ 7 milhões em tradicional leilão no Japão

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By Jay Ganglani, Lisako Neriki Ancheta and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — 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. Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs Onodera Group claimed the 608-pound (276-kilogram) fish with its million-dollar bid at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on January 5, Japa…

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A bluefish tuna equal to the size and weight of a standard motorcycle was sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for 207m yen, or roughly $1.3 million.

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Giant tuna the size of a motorcycle sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for $1.3 million

A bluefin tuna sold for US$1.3 million ($2.3m) at a predawn auction in Tokyo on Sunday morning, making it one of the most expensive tuna to be sold in the...

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Bluefin Tuna Sells for $1.3 Million at Tokyo's New Year Auction

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