Tuna fetches 20 mil. yen at 1st auction of 21st century

Tuna fetches 20 mil. yen at 1st auction of 21st century

TOKYO, Japan - The year's first auction is held Friday at Tsukiji Uoichiba Co., Tokyo's biggest fish market for professional marine-product wholesale middlemen. During the auction, a single tuna fetched a record 20.2 million yen.

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