Close-up of 'cow-sized' bluefin tuna worth nearly 33 billion VND

A 276kg bluefin tuna was sold for nearly 33 billion VND in the first auction of the year at a famous fish market in Tokyo, Japan.

According to Kyodo News, on January 5, a bluefin tuna was sold for 207 million Yen (about 32.8 billion VND) in the first auction of the year at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan.

The auction at Toyosu Fish Market started at 5am, and attracted a large number of visitors to admire the array of tuna on display.

Bluefin tuna costs nearly 33 billion VND in Japan. Video : Kyodo News

The 207 million yen bluefin tuna weighed 276kg and was caught off the coast of Oma, Aomori Prefecture. The winning bidder was a joint venture between a businessman and a representative of the Ginza Onodera Sushi restaurant chain.

"It was as fat as a cow, like a dream to me. I don't know how much longer I can do this job, and I'm really happy to have caught it," 73-year-old fisherman Takeuchi Masahiro shared about the moment he caught the giant tuna.

Local media reported that this was the second highest-priced tuna in history, reflecting expectations for Japan's economic recovery in 2025. The current record still belongs to a tuna that cost 333.6 million yen (nearly 72 billion VND), sold at auction in 2019.

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