A bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen, or about 1.3 million dollars, in the first auction of the year at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on January 5.
1月5日,在东京丰洲鱼市举行的今年首次拍卖会上,一条蓝鳍金枪鱼以2.07亿日元(约合130万美元)的价格拍出。
That's nearly double last year's highest price of 114 million yen and the second highest on record.
这一价格几乎是去年最高成交价(1.14亿日元)的两倍,也是有记录以来的第二高价格。
Intermediate wholesaler Yamayuki, acting at the request of sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group, got the year's first highest priced tuna for the fifth year in a row.
应寿司餐厅小野寺集团的要求,中间批发商山幸集团连续第五年获得了本年度最高价格的金枪鱼。
"Even though there were many tuna this time, the deciding factor for the top fish was easy to see. The freshness of this tuna was outstanding."
“尽管这次有很多金枪鱼拍卖,但最重要的因素很容易看出。这条金枪鱼非常新鲜。”
About eight hours after the early morning auction, the tuna was carved in front of customers at a restaurant and served at 1,160 yen for two pieces of sushi.
在凌晨拍卖结束约8小时后,这条金枪鱼呈现在了一家餐厅的顾客面前割下,两份寿司的售价为1160日元。
The prized tuna was from Aomori's Oma in northern Japan.
这条珍贵的金枪鱼产自日本北部青森县的大间町。
The bidding price was equivalent to 750,000 yen per kilogram.
招标价格为每公斤75万日元。
Also at the auction, purple sea urchin from Hokkaido's Hakodate was auctioned off at 7 million yen, more than four times the previous high.
同样是在这次的拍卖会上,产自北海道函馆市的紫海胆以700万日元的价格被拍出,这一价格是此前最高价格的四倍多。
The move came as the price of sea urchin has been soaring.
大背景是海胆的价格出现了飙升。