How much for a fish?

Yesterday evening's newspaper gave the results of the first tuna auction for the new year....

How much for a fish?  Caught locally - off Hokkaido....

Photo from the Japan Times

¥32.49 million yen!

or

($390,452 USD)

or

95,000 yen /kg

                                  

                 
It was bought by two people (half a fish each I guess), one a Hong Kong sushi chain, the other an upscale Ginza sushi restaurant.


I don't see a moratorium on tuna fishing any time soon....




http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20110106a2.html