Bach score owned by Tokyo music college may fetch $3 million at auction
A music score handwritten by Johann Sebastian Bach and owned by a Japanese music college will be put up for sale next month at Christie's auction house in London. It is expected to fetch as much as $3 million. Ueno Gakuen in Tokyo's Taito Ward, ...
'Back to the Future' car's auction bid soars out of this world
Forget about “Back to the Future.” Universal Studios Japan wants to get back to reality after a bidding war saw the price of a life-size replica of the time-traveling DeLorean from the popular movie hit ¥9,999,999,999 (about $91.5 million) on the Yahoo Auctions website ...
Daniel Craig's favorite Bond car isn't an Aston Martin. It's a Toyota. Craig famously said he loved the Toyota 2000GT Sean Connery drove in "You Only Live Twice" for its long Coke-bottle shape and the fresh drop-top aesthetic. Investors love it for its reliability and ...
The sale of tuna caught in Vietnamese waters at a wholesale market in Osaka on Friday marked a major step forward for fishermen who have struggled to keep their catches fresh enough for Japanese tastes. The fishermen have adopted a system that stuns the fish ...
Chiba man, 24, arrested for selling bogus autographed pop idol clothing online
Chiba police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on suspicion of selling clothing with fake autographs from members of a pop group on an online auction site. Kazuya Takahashi, who was arrested Tuesday, allegedly put up the clothing — bathing suits and ...
Online auction looks to fetch $70,000 for last Titanic luncheon menu
More than a century after first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic ate grilled mutton chops and custard pudding in an elaborate dining room, the ship's last luncheon menu is expected to fetch up to $70,000 in an online auction, a curator said on Monday. The ...
Shot down over France in '40, now flyable, Spitfire to be auctioned for charity
A restored World War II Spitfire that was shot down over northern France in 1940 is expected to raise about $3 million for charity when it goes up for auction in London next week. The wreckage of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A was recovered in ...
Dine with Warren Buffett charity lunch auction gets bid topping $1 million
An online auction for the right to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and raise money for a San Francisco charity has started strongly, with the top bid surpassing $1 million in less than a day. Buffett has raised $17.8 million in 15 prior annual ...
Tickets for last Twilight Express run sell out in seconds; pair top ¥1 million
Tickets for the last Twilight Express sleeper train sold out seconds after they went on sale Thursday, with one pair netting more than ¥1 million in an online auction. The overnight train, which runs between Osaka and Sapporo, is scheduled to retire on March 12. ...
An auction to sell Citigroup Inc.'s consumer banking business in Japan apparently attracted around six domestic lenders, including the three largest banks, sources close to the matter said Friday. Citibank Japan Ltd. will continue the bidding process and is expected to complete the transaction in ...
Yamazaki single malt whisky bottle fetches $33,000 at Hong Kong auction
A bottle of Yamazaki 50 Year Old single malt whisky fetched Hong Kong $257,250 ($33,190) at a Bonhams sale in Hong Kong, the auction house said. Bottled in 2011 after 50 years spent aging in a Japanese oak cask, it is one of only 150 ...
