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Step 1
Read the Article
Read the article to understand the main idea.
記事を読んで、おおよその内容をつかみましょう。
Bluefin tuna sells for record ¥510 million at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market
A massive 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for a record ¥510 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.
The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction Jan. 5 was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain. Kimura, who has won the annual auction many times in the past, broke the previous record of ¥334 million he set in 2019.
The auction started when the bell rang, and the floor was filled with torpedo-shaped fish with their tails cut off so bidders could examine meat details such as color, texture and fattiness.
The pricey fish was caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, a region widely regarded for producing some of the country’s finest tuna, and costs ¥2.1 million per kilogram.
Hundreds of tuna are sold daily at the early morning auction, but prices are significantly higher than usual for the Oma tuna, especially at the celebratory New Year’s auction.
(AP)
Step 2
Check the Vocabulary and Phrases
Check the following vocabulary and phrases.
以下の単語やフレーズの発音、意味、使い方を確認しましょう。
bidder
入札者
a person who offers a particular amount of money for something at an auction
The bidder stopped when the price became too high.
価格が高くなりすぎたため、その入札者はやめた。
annual
年に一度の
happening once every year
The town holds an annual festival in summer.
その町では毎年夏にお祭りが開かれる。
previous
以前の
happening or existing before the present time or event
The previous owner kept the house very clean.
前の所有者はその家をとてもきれいに保っていた。
examine
観察する、調べる
to look at somebody/something closely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem
The doctor examined my throat and asked me to open my mouth.
医者は私の喉を診て、口を開けてくださいと言いました。
significantly
かなり、著しく
in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed
The weather got significantly colder after the rain.
雨の後、かなり冷え込みました。
Step 3
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions based on the article.
理解度問題に挑戦しましょう。
What did Kiyoshi Kimura do at the auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market?
Why could the bidders examine the tuna?
Step 4
Discussion
Share your opinions on the following questions.
以下の質問について、自分の考えを述べてみましょう。
How often do you eat sushi?
Have you ever been to a fish market? If not, what do you think it is like?
Can you think of other things people sell at auctions?
Why do you think some fish, like bluefin tuna, are very expensive?
What is your favorite food? What is the most you would pay for it?