THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 5, 2021 at 19:25 JST
Staff deliver a big bluefin tuna, sold at the first auction at Toyosu fish market, to a sushi restaurant Sushizanmai in Tokyo’s Tsukiji outer market on Jan. 5. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The most expensive bluefin tuna sold under the hammer at 2021's first auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market failed to land a million-dollar bid or anything close on Jan. 5, reflecting the chill the novel coronavirus pandemic has on the restaurant industry. [Read More]
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