A stunning bluefin tuna sat atop a pedestal. Its glassy eyes glistened in the natural light from the windows. I knew the tuna wasn’t alive — but boy, did it look like it was about to wink. I went to ...

At an all-you-can-eat Japanese food expo in Manhattan, thousands lined up to witness the ceremonial carving of an enormous bluefin tuna — and try a sample. Kouama Yanta, introduced as “the greatest ...