Bluefin tuna gets record $3.2 million at first Tokyo auction
AP News••business
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 of 334 million yen 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 and paid about $13,360 per kilogram for the tuna.
- The tuna was caught off the coast of Oma, northern Japan, known for producing high-quality tuna, and the purchase was partly motivated by good luck and appreciation for the fish's quality.
- The auction featured many tuna inspected for color
