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TOKYO \u2014 It’s among the biggest of Japan’s many New Year holiday rituals: Early on Tuesday, a huge, glistening tuna was auctioned for about 14 million Japanese yen (US$118,000) at Tokyo’s 80-year-old Tsukiji market. Next year, if all goes as planned, the tradition won’t be quite the same.<\/p>\n

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A photo posted by TSUKIJI COOKING (@tsukijicooking)<\/a> on Jan 4, 2016 at 4:58pm PST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The world’s biggest and most famous fish and seafood market is due to move in November to a massive complex further south in Tokyo Bay, making way for redevelopment of the prime slice of downtown real estate.<\/p>\n

The closure of the Tsukiji market will punctuate the end of the post-war era for many of the mom-and-pop shops just outside the main market that peddle a cornucopia of sea-related products, from dried squid and seaweed to whale bacon and caviar. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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