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A very expensive bluefin tuna in Tokyo.
Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji Fish Market is one of the world’s busiest and most important fish auction houses. It seems that every year or so, someone buys a bluefin tuna for a record price. They’re kicking off the record prices early this year. A bluefin tuna has been sold for a staggering $735,000, which is yet another record price. This time, however, the fish stayed in Japan rather than going to a foreign destination.
“Rather than having it taken away overseas, I wish for Japanese people to eat good tuna together. Despite the March 11 earthquake and the sluggish economy, I want to lift up Japan’s spirits urging people to work hard together,” said Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of the Kiyomura Corporation that purchased the massive fish.
The fish, a very slow-growing fish prized for its meat’s umami, was caught by fisherman near the city of Oma, in Aomori Prefecture in Northern Japan. Aomori was hard-hit by the tsunami and earthquake last year, and its many small fishing villages depend heavily on fish such as this one to survive. This particular fish picked up $1247 per pound, roughly; that must be a tasty fish.
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