Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of 2015 of bluefin tuna is held at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co. made a successful bid for a 180-kg tuna for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram. (Kyodo)

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