An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to be sold in the history of sushi.

A massive bluefin tuna on Sunday sold for some $1.3 million at the first auction of the season at Tokyo's popular fish market, the second-highest ever achieved.

The Aomori prefecture is one of Japan’s leaders in the fishing industry. Its coasts boast cold and warm current sea creatures, including scallops, flounders, and some of the best bluefin tuna in ...

A bluefin tuna caught off northern Japan fetched 207 million yen ($1.31 million) in the inaugural auction of 2025 at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale fish market on Jan. 5. It was the second-highest ...

A bluefin tuna was sold for $1,316,835 (207 million yen) on Sunday (January 5), marking the second-highest bid at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market's annual auction since its inception in 1999, according to ...

Taiwan has strengthened its fresh bluefin tuna export efforts to Japan through a new partnership, following a 50% increase in ...

A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new ...

The highest priced tuna for all but one of the years came from Ōma in Aomori Prefecture in Japan’s northern Tōhoku region, renowned for being an exceptionally strong brand. The only exception ...

In Japanese cuisine, tuna can be broken down into many cuts. We interviewed eight chefs and experts to learn all about this prized fish.

A bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million at a predawn auction in Tokyo on Sunday morning, making it one of the most expensive tuna to be sold in the history of sushi. The 608-pound fish, equivalent in ...

The fish is typically caught in the Tsugaru Strait - a channel frequented by tuna traveling between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean - using traditional pole and line methods rather than a ...