Season's first yellowtail auction

Season's first yellowtail auction

The season's first auction of winter yellowtails is held at a fish market in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 2, 2025. A fish weighing 14.5 kilogram was auctioned off for a record-tying 4 million yen ($25,700).

Season's first yellowtail auction

KANAZAWA, Japan, Dec. 2 Kyodo - Winter yellowtail are displayed at a wholesale market ahead of the season's first auction in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 2, 2024. (Kyodo)

Season's first yellowtail auction

Season's first yellowtail auction

Winter yellowtail are displayed at a wholesale market ahead of the season's first auction in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 2, 2024.

Season's first yellowtail auction

Season's first yellowtail auction

The season's first auction of winter yellowtails is held at a wholesale market in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 2, 2024.

Catch of yellowtail in Toyoma Pref. jumps 30-fold

Catch of yellowtail in Toyoma Pref. jumps 30-fold

TOYAMA, Japan - Buyers take part in an auction of yellowtail at a fish market in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2011. The number of yellowtail caught off the city along the Sea of Japan coast between December 2010 and January 2011 reached a record 130,774, up 30-fold from the same period a year before.

Catch of yellowtail in Toyoma Pref. jumps 30-fold

Catch of yellowtail in Toyoma Pref. jumps 30-fold

TOYAMA, Japan - Buyers take part in an auction of yellowtail at a fish market in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2011. The number of yellowtail caught off the city along the Sea of Japan coast between December 2010 and January 2011 reached a record 130,774, up 30-fold from the same period a year before. (Kyodo)