Buyer splashes out US$1.3mil for New Year tuna in Japan
TOKYO : The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid US$1.3 million for a tuna today, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious New Year auction. Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs the Onodera Group said they paid ¥207 million (US$1.3 million) for the 276kg bluefin tuna, roughly the size and weight of a motorbike.