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Summary: Tuna fetches record $3.2 mil. at New Year auction in Tokyo NHK

- A bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.2 million at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.
- The fish, caught in Aomori Prefecture, fetched the highest price in at least two decades.
- A Tokyo-based sushi chain purchased the tuna, considering it a "lucky charm."

A: Hey! Did you hear about the tuna auction?
B: No way! What happened?
A: It was crazy! A bluefin tuna sold for over three million dollars!
B: Seriously?! That’s insane!
A: Yeah! It was the first auction of the New Year at the Toyosu market.
B: Wow! Where did the tuna come from?
A: From Oma, in Aomori Prefecture. It’s up north.
B: Who bought it?
A: A sushi chain from Tsukiji! They really wanted it.
B: Three million dollars… that’s a lot of sushi!
A: The president said it’s like a lucky charm. He hopes everyone will get to try it.
B: That’s so nice of him! It's a new record, too!
A: Apparently, it’s the highest price ever recorded since 1999!
B: Unbelievable! Tuna is expensive enough already!
Summary
Record-breaking bluefin tuna sold for $3.2M at Tokyo's Toyosu market. The fish, from Aomori, was bought by a sushi chain as a "lucky charm," setting a new high since 1999. #tuna #japan #auction
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Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260105_B2/#summary

Date: Jan. 6, 2026

Notes: NHK News Summary

Created: 2026/01/06 11:40

Updated: 2026/01/07 07:46

Last Read: 2026/01/07 07:46

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