The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner, Kiyoshi Kimura, runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain.

TOKYO (AP) — A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top bidder for the prized ...

In Japan, bluefin tuna is considered a symbol of status and prestige, often reserved for high-rolling clientele. The record-setting tuna was caught off the coast of Oma in Aomori prefecture, a region ...

That’s a REALLY big fish. This one weighed in at 535 pounds. It sold for a record $3.2 million Monday at an enormous annual New Year’s auction in Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market. That would make a ...

Members of the press take photographs of a bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction displayed at Sushi Zanmai restaurant in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.2 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top bidder ...

A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen ($3.24 million) for a single bluefin tuna on Monday (January 5), the highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish ...

'Tuna King' Kiyoshi Kimura stumped up a record $3.2 million for the hefty bluefin tuna - Copyright JIJI PRESS/AFP STR 'Tuna King' Kiyoshi Kimura stumped up a record ...