$400,000 Tuna: Tokyo Auction Sells Tuna for $400,000 (Video)

$400,000 tuna sold: A tuna fish sold at an auction in Tokyo netted $400,000, setting a record, according to reports. Bluefin tuna are prized in Japan and tuna are becoming ever more scarce. The $400,000 price tag reflects the increase in demand for tuna worldwide.
$400,000 Tuna: Tokyo Auction Sells Tuna for $400,000 (Video)
Fishmongers check large bluefin tunas before the first trading of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5. A 342 kg bluefin tuna was traded at $400,000 at the wholesale market auction. YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images
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$400,000 Bluefin Tuna Tops the Year’s First Fish Auction in Tokyo (NTD Television)
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Fishmongers check large bluefin tunas before the first trading of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5. A 342 kg bluefin tuna was traded at $400,000 at the wholesale market auction. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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