That breaks down to about $1,238 per pricey pound
(NEWSER) - Japan's first tuna auction of the year generally sees millions of yen tossed around—in 2011, the top bluefin sold for 32.49 million yen, the equivalent of about $423,000. But hold on to your hats, because 2012 makes that look like chump change. A 593-pound fish sold today for a record $736,000 at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. That translates to about $1,283 a pound, also a record. More»