Scenes from the first tuna auction of the new year at Toyosu Market in Tokyo.

The head of a 276 kg bluefin tuna that was auctioned for ¥207 million (about $1.3 million), which was bought jointly by sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group and wholesaler Yamayuki, is carried by a sushi chef at an Onodera sushi restaurant after the first tuna auction of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2025.

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