A giant bluefin tuna sold at auction in Japan yesterday for about 95 per cent less than the record-breaking sum paid last year – but Hong Kong diners are unlikely to see too steep a drop in prices for the delicacy. The 230kg fish was purchased at the Tsukiji market’s first auction of the year for 7.36 million yen (HK$545,000), significantly lower than the 155.4 million yen paid for a fish of similar quality in 2013. It is the first time in five years that the auction…

Bluefin tuna goes for a song at Tokyo auction; Hong Kong unlikely to benefit
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