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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

The year's first tuna auction is held at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2026.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2026.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2026.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2026.

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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).

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Video shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Tuna are lined up for the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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New Year tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo shows a bluefin tuna that fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2025.

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Year's first puffer fish auction in western Japan

Fugu are sorted ahead of the season's first auction of the puffer fish at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2024.

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Year's first puffer fish auction in western Japan

The season's first fugu auction is held at a market in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2024.

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Dutch celebrate start of herring season with auction

STORY: Dutch celebrate start of herring season with auction SHOOTING TIME: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the auction of the first barrel of herring in Scheveningen STORYLINE: The Dutch Herring Wholesale Association held its traditional auction of the first barrel of herring in Scheveningen, a coastal district in The Hague, on Tuesday. The first barrel of herring, known in Dutch as "Hollandse Nieuwe," refers to the initial catch of young herring cured in brine. This event is highly anticipated each year, and the first barrel is traditionally auctioned for charity. This year, the first barrel was auctioned for 81,000 euros, with the proceeds going to charity. The Netherlands has a deep and historic connection with herring, a small oily fish that has been a staple in Dutch cuisine for centuries. Nowadays, herring is much more than just a fish in the Netherlands. It is a cultural icon and an inte

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Squid season starts in northern Japan

The year's first auction of Japanese flying squid is held at a wholesale fish market in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on June 5, 2024. The total first-day catch of flying squid only came to 200 kilograms, far below 1 ton in the previous year.

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Squid season starts in northern Japan

This season's first auction for Japanese flying squid is held at a wholesale fish market in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 3, 2023, fetching 3,800 yen ($27) per kilogram, up from last year's 2,100 yen.

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Lake in China's Heilongjiang embraces winter fishing season

STORY: Lake in China's Heilongjiang embraces winter fishing season DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: MUDANJIANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1.various of ice fishing 2.STANDUP (English): DAI JINRONG, Xinhua correspondent 3.various of folklore performance STORYLINE: People living by Jingpo Lake, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, have been enjoying the tradition of ice fishing -- drilling holes through the thick ice and lowering nets into the waters to catch fish. STANDUP (English): DAI JINRONG, Xinhua correspondent "Hi, everyone, I'm now at the ceremony of winter fishing in Jingpo Lake, which is located in Mudanjiang City, NE China's Heilongjiang Province. Now the outdoor temperature is around minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the lake has already frozen, which is perfect for ice fishing. The ceremony will hold several classical activities including ice fishing with large fishing nets, auction of the first fish of Jingpo Lake Winter Fishing, and folklore performance, showi

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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A cook shows customers meat from a 269-kilogram bluefin tuna at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna is cut up at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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First fish auction of 2005 held at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Tuna sold at the first fish auction of 2005 at Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale market are seen before shipping Jan. 5. A 234-kilogram tuna fetched 5,850,000 yen in the auction.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 180-kg bluefin tuna that fetched 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A buyer and a broker negotiate a blowfish price with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during the year's first auction of the fish.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Sushi made from a bluefin tuna that was bought for 7.36 million yen in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014, is offered later the same day at the nearby flagship restaurant of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Children eat sushi made from a bluefin tuna at the flagship restaurant of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2014. The fish was bought earlier in the day for 7.36 million yen in the first auction of the year at the nearby Tsukiji fish market.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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1st fish auction in Miyako after quake

MIYAKO, Japan - People participate in the first fish auction after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami at the fish market in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on April 11, a month after the disaster.

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Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market reopens tuna auctions to sightseers

TOKYO, Japan - Sightseers line up to watch a popular tuna auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on May 10, 2010, as the market reopened the touring section of the auction by limiting the number of visitors to 140 on a first-come-first-served basis. The market shut out sightseers from the tuna auction on April 8 as the excessive numbers of visitors to the auction area were obstructing business transactions.

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Tuna sold for 16.3 million yen at 1st auction in Tokyo fish

TOKYO, Japan - Buyers check the quality of tuna, flown from around the world, prior to the start of the year's first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2010. A 232.6-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, sold for a nine-year high of 16.28 million yen.

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Tuna sold for 16.3 million yen at 1st auction in Tokyo fish

TOKYO, Japan - Tuna, flown from around the world, is sold at this year's first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2010. A 232.6-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, sold for a nine-year high of 16.28 million yen.

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Year's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fish brokers follow the tradition of placing their bids in a cloth bag at the year's first globefish auction at Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010.

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Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market readmits sightseers to tuna auctions

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors watch the popular tuna auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market Jan. 19, the first day after the Tokyo metropolitan government lifted the visitor ban imposed Dec. 15, 2008, due to complaints about visitor behavior. Some 50 sightseers, mainly overseas tourists, saw the auction.

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Tuna sold for 9.6 mil. yen at 1st auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market held the new year's first auction of tuna Jan. 5 with a 128.4-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, sold for an eight-year high of 9.63 million yen due to the small catch of the tuna in rough seas at the end of 2008.

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Tuna sold for 6 mil. yen at year's 1st auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market held the new year's first auction of tuna Jan. 5, with a 276-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Aomori Prefecture sold for a five-year high of 6.07 million yen amid tightening controls on catches and rising fuel costs for fishing boats.

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Slump in first tuna auction of the year in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Fish dealers examine tuna in the first auction of the year on Jan. 4 at the Katsuura Fishery Cooperative in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the largest coastal tuna fishing towns in Japan. The auction of 36 tons of tuna fetched 17 million yen. The highest bid went to a 51-kilogram yellowfin tuna for 150,000 yen. The volume of tuna auctioned during the day and the amount in transactions were just half of last year's levels. Co-op officials attributed the slump to higher fuel prices and the reluctance of younger fishermen to go to sea during the New Year holidays.

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Year's first tuna auction held at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market

TOKYO, Japan - Brokers check the quality of tuna prior to the start of the year's first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market on Jan. 5. Market officials said tuna prices are relatively lower this year due to increased shipments of cultured fish from Spain, Turkey and Mexico.

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Year's 1st fish auction held at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Fish brokers take part in the year's first tuna auction at the Tsukiji wholesale market in Tokyo on Jan. 5. They bid up the price of a 151-kilogram tuna to 3,926,000 yen in the auction.