A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman nicknamed 'Tuna King' paid US$1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market.
Kiyoshi Kimura paid 193 million yen to purchase a 276-kilogram bluefin tuna. TOKYO -- A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed "Tuna King", paid US$1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market on Sunday.
Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a successful sushi restaurant chain, paid 193 million yen to purchase a 276-kilogram bluefin tuna, caught off the Aomori region in northern Japan."Yes, this is expensive, isn't it? I want our customers to eat very tasty ones this year too," he said. Media-savvy Kimura regularly pays top price at the first auction of the year at the Japanese capital's main fish market, making himself and his business a fixture in national news during this season.The traditional auction is now being held in a new market in an area called Toyosu.
The world-famous Tsukiji market, which had long served as a popular tourist attraction in an area packed with restaurants and shops, closed in 2018.
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