Japan: A 342-kilogram bluefin tuna set a record price at a fish auction in Tokyo, fetching JPY32.5 million (US$395,000), equivalent to US$1,141 a kilogram.
The previous record was held by a 202-kilogram tuna in 2001, which was sold for JPY20.2 million (US$242,631).
The fish was purchased by Hong Kong restaurateur Ricky Cheng and a Tokyo-based sushi restaurant, which highlights the growing appetite in China for bluefin tuna.
