Japanese food chain lands $1.76M tuna at auction
January 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic
TOKYO Kiyomura K.K., a Tokyo-based sushi chain, paid a record 155.4 million yen ($1.76 million) to outbid an affiliate of a Hong Kong-based rival for a 489-pound tuna at the Tsukiji market’s first 2013 auction.
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This tuna is worth savoring: It cost nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. If sold at cost, each piece of sushi could cost nearly $100 U.S.
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