Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Wholesale dealers and purchasers check the conditions of tuna ahead of the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kg, shattering the previous record of 32.49 million yen, or 95,000 yen per kg. (Kyodo)

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