Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2 million at Japan’s Toyosu market auction
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Key Points:
- A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first 2026 auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, breaking the previous record set in 2019.
- The winning bidder was Kiyomura Corp., owned by Kiyoshi Kimura of the Sushi Zanmai chain, who has won the auction multiple times before.
- The tuna, caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, fetched about 2.1 million yen ($13,360) per kilogram, reflecting the region's reputation for high-quality tuna.
- Kimura stated the purchase was partly for good luck and admitted the price rose quickly beyond his expectations, emphasizing the tuna
