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* Title: Japanese Foodies Gobble up a $1.3 Million Tuna for New Year's

* Sub-Title: Connoisseurs of high-end sushi in Tokyo literally bought the "first catch" of 2025 hook, line, and sinker.

The first tuna auction of the year was held on January 5, 2025 at the world's largest fish market in Toyosu, Tokyo. The highest priced "Ichiban Maguro" was a 276-kilogram (approximately 610 pounds) Pacific bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, which sold for 207 million yen (approximately $1.3 million), or 750,000 yen per kilogram, which equates to $2,160 per pound. This was the second highest price ever recorded since 1999.

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