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Tokyo to turn famed fish market to conference center

January 23, 2019 admin Asia, conference center, fish market, Japan, latest news, Latest News Stories, news, tokyo, Tsukiji, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:11:01 +0000

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 5, 2018 shows fishmongers checking bluefin tuna prior to the new year's first auction at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. - The Tokyo government revealed a plan on January 23, 2019 to transform the site of the world-famous Tsukiji fish market -- which closed its doors last year after over 80 years -- into a conference centre. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

After 80 years of selling fish and seafood of all types, the site of Tokyo’s world-famous Tsukiji market will become an international conference center under plans proposed Wednesday by the city authorities.

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Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new fish market

January 4, 2019 admin auction, fish market, Fishing, FOOD, Japan, Latest News Stories, sashimi, Sushi, toyosu, Tsukiji, tuna, World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:04:16 +0000

Record $3.1 million paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market

TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo’s new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year’s auction.

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