The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market paid 207 million yen ($1.3 million) for a 608 pound bluefin tuna on Sunday, the second-highest price ever.
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00:00The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market paid 207 million yen, or 1.3 million dollars, for a 608-pound bluefin tuna,
00:10the second highest price ever at the prestigious New Year auction.
00:14Michelin-starred sushi restaurant group Onodero said they made the winning bid,
00:19which is roughly the equivalent to the size of a motorcycle.
00:23This marks the second highest auction price since data collection began in 1999.
00:28The Onodero group, who paid 114 million yen for the top tuna last year,
00:33also emphasizing the tuna's symbolic significance of bringing good fortune for the year ahead.