date:Jan 06, 2013
sting arms up, hands signaling the amounts of their bids. Seconds later, the deal was done for the years first tuna.
Global Pace
Auctions at Tsukiji, the worlds largest fish market that stretches over an area the size of 43 football fields, influence prices all over the world, according to Sasha Issenberg, author of The Sushi Economy.
Its like a combination of Wall Street and Sothebys in the art market and a commodities trading floor, he said.
Itamae had bid as much as 151 million yen for th